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grimper — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • clamber verb To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
  • climb verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • shimmy noun A dance move involving rapid, alternating shaking of the shoulders or hips.

Senses

grimper is used for these senses in English:

  • clamber (ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
  • climb (intransitive) To ascend; rise; to go up.
  • climb (transitive) To mount; to move upwards on.
  • climb (transitive) To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
  • mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
  • shimmy To climb something (e.g. a pole) gradually (e.g. using alternately one's arms then one's legs).

climb — full definition

  1. verb To move upward, especially using effort — going up a hill, ladder, stairs, or rock face.
  2. verb To rise or increase, as a number, price, or position in a ranking.
  3. noun An act or instance of climbing; an ascent.

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