an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
move with difficulty, by grasping
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"