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3 N‑VAR A climax is an orgasm .

4 VERB When someone climaxes , they have an orgasm. □ [V ] Often, a man can enjoy making love but may not be sufficiently aroused to climax.

climb ◆◇◇ /kla I m/ (climbs , climbing , climbed )

1 VERB If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it. □ [V n] He picked up his suitcase and climbed the stairs. □ [V + up ] I told her about him climbing up the drainpipe. □ [V + down ] Kelly climbed down the ladder into the water. □ [V ] Children love to climb. ● N‑COUNT Climb is also a noun. □  …an hour's leisurely climb through olive groves and vineyards.

2 VERB If you climb somewhere, you move there carefully, for example because you are moving into a small space or trying to avoid falling. □ [V prep/adv] The girls hurried outside, climbed into the car, and drove off. □ [V prep/adv] He must have climbed out of his cot.

3 VERB When something such as an aeroplane climbs , it moves upwards to a higher position. When the sun climbs , it moves higher in the sky. □ [V ] The plane continued to climb until it reached its cruising altitude. [Also V prep]

4 VERB When something climbs , it increases in value or amount. □ [V ] The nation's unemployment rate has been climbing steadily since last June. □ [V + by ] Prices have climbed by 21% since the beginning of the year. □ [V + to/from ] The FA Cup Final's audience climbed to 12.3 million. □ [V amount] Jaguar shares climbed 43 pence to 510 pence.

5 → see also climbing

6a mountain to climb → see mountain

▸  climb down PHRASAL VERB If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands. □ [V P ] If Lafontaine is forced to climb down, he may wish to reconsider his position. □ [V P + on/over ] He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax. SYNONYMS climb VERB

1

ascend:Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron.

scale:…Rebecca Stephens, the first British woman to scale Everest.

mount:Llewelyn was mounting the stairs up into the keep.

clamber:They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove.

4

increase:The population continues to increase.

mount:The decibel level was mounting.

go up:Interest rates went up.

rise:Pre-tax profits rose from £842,000 to £1.82m. COLLOCATIONS climb VERB

1

climb+ noun : ladder, stairs, steps; hill, mountain; fence, wall

4

climb+ adverb : rapidly, sharply, steeply; gradually, slowly; steadily NOUN 1

adjective + climb : steep, stiff; arduous, strenuous; slow, steady; uphill, upward

cli mb-down (climb-downs ) also climbdown N‑COUNT A climb-down in an argument or dispute is the act of admitting that you are wrong or of changing your intentions or demands. □  The government was forced into a humiliating climb-down.

climb|er /kla I mə ^r / (climbers )

1 N‑COUNT A climber is someone who climbs rocks or mountains as a sport or a hobby.

2 N‑COUNT A climber is a plant that grows upwards by attaching itself to other plants or objects.

climb|ing /kla I m I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Climbing is the activity of climbing rocks or mountains.

2 → see also climb , rock climbing , social climbing