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The cat climbed to the top of the tree.

to move to or from a place when it is not easy to do it The boys climbed through a hole in the fence.

to move to a higher level The road climbs steeply. ► climb noun [ count ]

It was a long climb to the top of the mountain.

climb • er / ' klaImэr / noun [ count ]

( sports ) a person who climbs mountains or rocks as a sport

lighthouse I cliff

a rock climber

climb • ing / ' klaimig / noun [ noncount ]

( sports ) the sport of climbing mountains or rocks He was injured in a climbing accident.

cling / klii / verb

( clings , cling ing , clung / Ылц / has clung )

to hold tight or stick to someone or something The girl was crying and clinging to her mother. His wet clothes clung to his body.

clin • ic / ' klinik/ noun [ count ]

( health ) a place where you can go to get help or advice from a doctor about a particular medical problem

clip1 / klip / noun [ count ]

a small piece of metal or plastic for holding things together or in place a hair clip

—Look at paper clip .

clip 2 / klip / verb ( clips , clip • ping , clipped )

to join something to another thing with a clip Clip the photo to the top of the letter. Do your earrings clip on?

clip • board / ' kiipbrd /

noun [ count ]

a small board with a part that holds papers at the top

( computers ) a place where information from a computer file is kept for a short time, before it is added to another file

clock © / klak / noun [ count ]

a thing that shows you what time it is an alarm clock Word building

A small clock that you wear on your wrist is called a watch .

You say that a clock or watch is fast if it shows a time that is later than the real time. You say that it is slow if it shows a time that is earlier than the real time.

clock • wise / klakwaiz / adjective, adverb

in the direction that the hands of a clock move Turn the handle clockwise .

—ANTONYM counterclockwise

clog / klag / noun [ count ]

a type of shoe with no back and a thick base made of wood a pair of clogs

clone / kloun/ noun [ count ]

( biology ) an exact copy of a plant or an animal, created from one of its cells

clone verb ( clones , clon • ing , cloned )

Scientists first cloned a sheep in 1996.

close 1 Ф / klouz / verb ( :los es , clos ing ,

closed )

Pronunciation

When the word close is a verb, it has a / z / sound as in grows or nose .

When the word close is an adjective, it has a / s / sound as in dose .

to shut

Please close the window.

Close your eyes!

The door closed quietly.

to stop being open, so that people cannot go there What time does the bank close?

—ANTONYM open

close down ; close something down to stop all

business at a store, factory, etc.

The store closed down when the owner died.

Health inspectors closed the restaurant down.

close 2 Ф / klous / adjective, adverb ( clos • er , clos est )

near

We live close to the train station.

The photographer asked us to stand closer together (= with less space between us ) .

If people are close , they know each other well and like each other very much

I'm very close to my sister. John and I are close friends .

(used about a competition or race) only won by a small amount

a close game

careful

Take a close look at this picture. a close call

a bad thing that almost happened I wasn't hurt, but it was a pretty close call.

close • ly / ' klousli / adverb Paul entered, followed closely by Mike. We watched her closely (= carefully ) .

closed Ф / klouzd / adjective

not open