climbclimbclimbsclimbedclimbingverb (climbs, climbing, climbed)pronunciationThe word climb sounds like time.1to go up towards the top of something: They climbed the mountain. The cat climbed to the top of the tree.2to move to or from a place when it is not easy to do it: The boys climbed through a hole in the fence.3to move to a higher place: The road climbs steeply.▶ climbnoun (no plural): It was a long climb to the top of the mountain.