This meaning is about using hands and feet to go up something like a ladder or playground equipment step by step.
Children climb on the playground frame.
He climbs the ladder carefully.
This use means something goes higher in number or level. For example, prices or temperature go up slowly or quickly.
Prices climb every year here.
The temperature climbs in summer.
This means to get a better or higher job or status step by step. People climb the work ladder or social levels by working hard.
She climbed the career ladder fast.
He climbs in his company every year.
This use shows a slow or steady rising movement in the air by things like planes or birds. They climb higher into the sky.
The plane climbed quickly after takeoff.
The bird climbs high in the sky.
This is a noun meaning a trip or effort to go up something high and steep. People do climbs for fun or as exercise.
The climb to the castle took an hour.
We enjoyed the climb up the stairs.
This figurative meaning means to get to a difficult goal or position by trying hard. It is about success and achievement.
He climbed to the top of his field.
She climbed to success with effort.
