ascent (n.)

  1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); the car couldnt make it up the rise

    [ Syn: acclivity , rise , raise , climb , upgrade ]

  2. a movement upward; they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon

    [ Syn: rise , rising , ascension ]

  3. the act of changing location in an upward direction

    [ Syn: rise , ascension , ascending ]

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