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- verb intransitive to make a
gradual ascent orincrease - verb transitive to
gradually ascend something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
- verb rise in rank or status
- verb go upward with gradual or continuous progress
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misterpolly commented on the word climb up
But our language loves these redundant adverbs - sit down, lie down, fall down etc. which fill that anxious gap when we don't say what we sit on, lie on, fall into etc.
December 19, 2007