1. past tense and past participle of climb; moved upward using hands and feet or by walking up a slope
2. past tense and past participle of climb; increased gradually in amount, level, or degree

Examples

• She climbed the mountain in four hours.
• The cat climbed up the tree to escape the dog.
• He climbed the ladder to reach the roof.
• Stock prices climbed steadily throughout the day.
• The temperature climbed to 95 degrees.
• They climbed over the fence into the yard.
• The plane climbed to 30,000 feet.