Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- p. pr. & vb. n. of
climb . - See under
Fern . - (Zoöl.) See
Anabas , andLabyrinthici .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable The sport of climbing,
ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope andbelayer . - noun countable Climb; ascent.
- verb Present participle of
climb . - adjective botany, of a plant That
climbs ; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
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Examples
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Or maybe mountain climbing is a better metaphor: you are up there at the mercy of the elements, and for success, preparation and luck and timing are everything.
This is probably not where Scalzi got the name of his blog, but for the moment I'm going to pretend. ashacat 2008
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Mountain climbing is too hard; zere is too much fatigue, signorina, for you.
Jerry Junior 1907
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UFC 2009: Undisputed manages to fight off a resurgent Call Of Duty: World At War to take third, with the WWII title climbing ten places to fourth.
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Habu doesn’t inspire unvarnished admiration; his joy in climbing is difficult to share as it’s so specific and fierce.
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Habu doesn’t inspire unvarnished admiration; his joy in climbing is difficult to share as it’s so specific and fierce.
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Habu doesn’t inspire unvarnished admiration; his joy in climbing is difficult to share as it’s so specific and fierce.
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His powerfully muscular frame, topped by a mop of blond hair and his trademark moustache, was a familiar sight in climbing magazines for 35 years, but even at the height of his fame, which in Europe was considerable, he remained himself: approachable, good-humoured and endlessly enthusiastic.
Kurt Albert obituary Ed Douglas 2010
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Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday.
Annemarie Dooling: Twitter Superstar Combats World Issues With Mobile Reactions Annemarie Dooling 2010
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Even with what she admits is "zilch" official mountain climbing training, Gina feels it's an important step to walk the walk she talks everyday.
Annemarie Dooling: Twitter Superstar Combats World Issues With Mobile Reactions Annemarie Dooling 2010
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I had come to celebrate a milestone in climbing history: the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of El Capitan, that 3,000-foot granite cliff that shines like silver near the western end of seven-mile-long Yosemite Valley.
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