- AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. klīfa, and E. cleave to adhere
- To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.
- To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point.Black vapors climb aloft, and cloud the day.
- BotTo ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface.
