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Climbed

Climb \Climb\ (kl[imac]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Climbed (kl[imac]md), Obs. or Vulgar Clomb (kl[o^]m); p. pr. & vb. n. Climbing.] [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. kl[=i]fa, and E. cleave to adhere.]

  1. To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

  2. To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point.

    Black vapors climb aloft, and cloud the day.
    --Dryden.

  3. (Bot.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface.

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climbed

vb. (en-past of: climb)

Usage examples of "climbed".

Chuckling over the creature's antics, Odis climbed up the boat's ventral fin and over the back to the hatch.

Kelly and Nrrna climbed around the heap of goods, compiling a rough inventory.

He and Inessa climbed out of the corral as the last of the foals galloped free.

Obediently, Hrriss began to hum in his own tenor range, then climbed gradually, a breath at a time, into a piercing shriek.

He had a willing, open face that wore a grin of anticipation as the Gringg climbed awkwardly out of the Reeve family hovercraft.

The Rraladoonans climbed out of the pond and shook the water from their skins and fur.

He and Walters had been within metres of the pond when the children climbed out.

Making a most peculiar-sounding ululation, Teddy climbed out of the aircraft almost before it had set down and hurtled towards his dam.

As he climbed down the ladder, he shot a final look at the whale, now moving slowly in a northerly direction.

Instinct directing her, she climbed doggedly to such a height as she could manage on rockpile.

So Varian climbed to the cliff top, hoping there would be a giff she could signal to.

As Rianav climbed out of the sled, the golden fliers circled once and then disappeared to the northwest.

Varian gave Lunzie a grin and then nimbly climbed the ladder, grateful for the cage as the wind still had some strength in it.

In a single fluid movement, he climbed into the sled, closed its canopy, and took off.

Wearing the robe, Lunzie climbed into bed to wait for the messenger with her bags.