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

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

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

[ Syn: climbing , mounting ]

the act of climbing something; it was a difficult climb to the top

[ Syn: mount ]

go upward with gradual or continuous progress; Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?

[ Syn: climb up , mount , go up ]

move with difficulty, by grasping

go up or advance; Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

[ Syn: wax , mount , rise ]

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

[ Syn: rise , go up ]