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单词 climbing
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climbingn.

/ˈklʌɪmɪŋ/
Etymology: < climb v. + -ing suffix1.
1. The action of climb v. (in various senses).
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > climbing or scaling
climbing1487
scalinga1513
scansion1654
speel1807
rib riding1920
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank
risinga1393
uprising1430
climbing1487
makinga1500
rise1608
aggrandizement1738
uprise1810
society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > elevation or exaltation in rank > by continued effort
climbing1487
1487 (a1380) J. Barbour Bruce (St. John's Cambr.) x. 595 The crag wes hye..And the clymbyng rycht perelus.
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. hv Ascencion or clymyng in the tree of Grace.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) ii. i. 102 [He] bought his climbing very deare. View more context for this quotation
1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud i. xv, in Maud & Other Poems 8 Maud with her venturous climbings and tumbles.
1929 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 July 568/4 The ‘events’ of the season one cannot afford to miss, the ‘right’ charities to assist—in fact, the whole art of climbing.
2. Cat burgling. Also attributive. Thieves' slang. Cf. climb n. 3.
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1900 ‘J. Flynt’ & ‘F. Walton’ Powers that Prey 194 You'se too young to do climbin'.
1907 Daily Chron. 18 Apr. 1/7 Owing to his skill in climbing he was known as ‘the cat burglar’.
1965 New Statesman 30 July 152/1 The climbing game must be good.

Compounds

General attributive.
C1. Of aircraft (cf. climb v. 5a and climb n. 2).
climbing angle n.
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1933 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 37 2 An effective landing run of at least 2,500 ft. is required in eight directions..taking the gliding and climbing angle as 10 : 1.
climbing speed n.
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1913 C. Grahame-White Aviation 199 The Cody biplane..was able to ascend from the ground at a ‘climbing’ speed of 285 feet per minute.
1935 C. Day Lewis Time to Dance & Other Poems 57 It is using currents of air to waft your wings And adverse ranges for test of climbing-speed.
climbing turn n.
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1935 P. W. F. Mills Elem. Pract. Flying vi. 91 Climbing turns do not normally permit of great steepness.
C2.
climbing frame n. a structure, usually of pipes joined together, for children to climb on.
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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > other toys > [noun] > climbing frame
jungle gym1923
climbing frame1929
scramble net1944
1929 S. Isaacs Nursery Years vi. 68 A firmly built wooden frame with horizontal rods to climb on and hang from... Several of these things, such as the see-saw, the ladders, and the climbing frame are more easily arranged for by the Nursery School.
1960 Guardian 24 Feb. 11/2 A climbing frame for the enterprising young.

Draft additions January 2009

climbing skin n. Skiing a strip of sealskin or other material attached to the underside of a ski to prevent a skier slipping backwards during climbing; usually in plural; = skin n. 7.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > winter sports > skiing > [noun] > ski > parts or attachments
binding1911
skin1924
climbing skin1931
1931 Trail & Timberline Dec. 200 (advt.) Skiers—expert and amateur—will find every need provided for at Whitney's... Ski boots, pants, blouses and imported sox; ‘Cheva’ climbing skins; imported waxes.
1966 M. Woodhouse Tree Frog xvi. 123 The back room, damp and musty with stored rugs and climbing skins.
2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Mar. d7/1 Ice axes, climbing ropes.., white-water rescue throw bags, climbing skins for skis and waterproof bags are mandatory.

Draft additions June 2015

climbing wall n. (originally) an exercise apparatus in the form of a vertical structure with hand and foot holds for climbing; (now) spec. a wall in a sports centre, gymnasium, etc., designed to develop climbing skills, and fitted with attachment points for ropes and projections to simulate holds on a rock face.
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1867 E. G. Ravenstein & J. Hulley Gymnasium & its Fittings 23 The climbing wall may be made on a more or less extensive scale, according to the means at command.
1929 F. L. Oktavec Professional Educ. Teachers in Prussia iv. 39 Practical activities included the use of..fencing apparatus, swimming apparatus, climbing mast, climbing wall, climbing rope and the double ladder.
1943 Jrnl. Health & Physical Educ. Jan. 29/1 Equipment..built for the new Safety Skills course... One 8' climbing wall three inches thick, built from scrap lumber.
1978 W. R. Neate Mountaineering & its Lit. 43/1 The great demand in outdoor pursuits after 1945 led to the development of artificial climbing walls.
2010 Trail Spring 41/3 Anyone can improve climbing strength with regular trips to the climbing wall.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

climbingadj.

/ˈklʌɪmɪŋ/
Etymology: Formed as climb v. + -ing suffix2.
a. That climbs, in the senses of the verb.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > climbing
climbing1561
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [adjective] > rising gradually
climbing1561
society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > elevation or exaltation in rank > relating to the rise by continued effort
climbing1561
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious > for honour or rank
ambitiousc1384
climbing1561
glorious1609
timocratic1852
timocratical1871
the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [adjective] > rising > towards zenith
ascendant1594
climbing1801
the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > climbing, spreading, or creeping
running1548
spreading1560
flat1578
ramping1578
wandering1590
upcreeping1611
gadding1638
rambling1653
obsequious1657
reptant1657
scansive1657
scansory1657
procumbent1668
repent1669
scandenta1682
supine1686
scrambling1688
creeping1697
sarmentous1721
reptile1727
sarmentose1760
prostrate1773
trailing1785
decumbent1789
travelling1822
vagrant1827
sarmentaceous1830
humifuse1854
sarmentiferous1858
amphibryous1866
humistratous1880
climbing1882
clambering1883
1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc ii. ii Gredy lust doth raise the clymbynge minde.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. ii. 11 Leane Famine, quartering Steele, and climbing Fire. View more context for this quotation
1642 J. Eaton Honey-combe Free Justific. 62 This climbing and presuming spirit.
1801 R. Southey Thalaba I. iii. 124 The dews had ceased to steam Towards the climbing Sun.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 863 The interpretation of the phenomena of climbing plants.
b. in many names of plants, as climbing buck-wheat ( Polygonum convolvulus), climbing fern ( Lygodium palmatum), climbing fumitory ( Corydalis claviculata), climbing palm ( Desmoncus macracanthos), climbing rose, climbing sailor ( Linaria cymbalaria), etc.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > climbing fumitory
hen's foot1578
climbing fumitory1670
the world > plants > particular plants > ferns > [noun] > other ferns
mountain parsley1578
female fern1597
rock parsley1597
spleenwort1597
marsh fern1686
prickly fern1764
parsley fern1777
sensitive fern1780
lady fern1783
stone-brake1796
mountain fern1800
rock brake1802
walking leaf1811
todea1813
shield-fern1814
Woodsia1815
mangemange1817
cinnamon fern1818
climbing fern1818
bladder-fern1828
king fern1829
filmy fern1830
ostrich fern1833
New York fern1843
mokimoki1844
rhizocarp1852
film-fern1855
nardoo1860
gymnogram1861
holly-fern1861
limestone-polypody1861
elk-horn1865
Gleichenia1865
lizard's herb1866
cliff brake1867
kidney fern1867
Christmas fern1873
Prince of Wales feathers1873
Christmas shield fern1878
buckler-fern1882
crape-fern1882
stag-horn1882
ladder fern1884
oleander fern1884
stag fern1884
resam1889
lip-fern1890
coral-fern1898
bamboo fern1930
pteroid1949
fern-gale-
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > rose and allied flowers > rose > types of rose flower or bush
summer rosea1456
French rose1538
damask rose?a1547
musk rose1559
province1562
winter rose1577
Austrian brier1590
rose of Provence1597
velvet rose1597
damasine-rose1607
Provence rose1614
blush-rose1629
maiden's blush1648
monthly rose tree1664
Provinsa1678
York and Lancaster rose1688
cinnamon rose1699
muscat rose1707
cabbage rose1727
China-rose1731
old-fashioned rose1773
moss rose1777
swamp rose1785
alba1797
Cherokee rose1804
Macartney rose1811
shepherd's rose1818
multiflora1820
prairie rose1822
Boursault1826
Banksian rose1827
maiden rose1827
moss1829
Noisette1829
seven sisters rose1830
Dundee rambler1834
Banksia rose1835
Chickasaw rose1835
Bourbon1836
climbing rose1836
green rose1837
hybrid China1837
Jaune Desprez1837
Lamarque1837
perpetual1837
pillar rose1837
rambler1837
wax rose1837
rugosa1840
China1844
Manetti1846
Banksian1847
remontant1847
gallica1848
hybrid perpetual1848
Persian Yellow1848
pole rose1848
monthly1849
tea rose1850
quarter sessions rose1851
Gloire de Dijon1854
Jacqueminot1857
Maréchal Niel1864
primrose1864
jack1867
La France1868
tea1869
Ramanas rose1876
Japanese rose1883
polyantha1883
old rose1885
American Beauty1887
hybrid tea1890
Japan rose1895
roselet1896
floribunda1898
Zéphirine Drouhin1901
Penzance briar1902
Dorothy Perkins1903
sweetheart1905
wichuraiana1907
mermaid1918
species rose1930
sweetheart rose1936
peace1944
shrub rose1948
the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > other palms
prickly palm1666
thorny palm1666
palm1681
sagwire1681
wine-palm1681
prickle-palm1684
prickly pole1696
brab1698
palmyra1698
thatch-tree1756
double coconut1775
nibong1779
nipa1779
rhapis1789
cocorite1796
groo-groo1796
borassus1798
cohune1805
traveller's tree1809
tucum1810
gomuti1811
taliera1814
lontar1820
salak1820
ground-rattan1823
geonoma1824
tucuma1824
nikau1827
wax-palm1830
murumuru1834
piassava1835
traveller's palm1850
bangalow1851
inajá palm1853
jacitara1853
peach palm1853
pupunha palm1853
jipijapa1858
urucuri1860
climbing palm1863
sea-apple1864
Alexandra palm1865
coquito1866
thatch1866
thatch-palm1866
açai1868
walking-stick palm1869
kentia1870
toquilla1877
Guadalupe palm1895
tortoiseshell palm1902
pimpler1909
1670 J. Ray Catalogus Plantarum Angliæ 122 Climbing-Fumitory.
1818 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 2) ii. 311 [The] climbing fern..generally climbs to the height of about 3 or 4 feet.
1836 A. Eaton Man. Bot. (ed. 7) 489 Rosa rubifolia, climbing rose.
1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons II. iv. 236 Jacitára, or the wood of the climbing palm-tree.
1864 S. Hibberd Rose Bk. 8 R. Banksiæ is the type of a restricted..section of climbing roses, natives of China; known in gardens as Banksian roses.
1938 J. K. Small Ferns Southeastern States 339 Besides climbing-fern, it is known as creeping-fern, Hartford-fern, and Windsor-fern.
1956 Dict. Gardening (Royal Hort. Soc.) (ed. 2) IV. 1825/1 Climbing Roses for Pergolas, Fences, and Walls are provided by several of the groups of garden roses.

Compounds

Special combinations.
climbing-boy n. a chimney-sweep's boy formerly employed to climb chimneys (now illegal).
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > cleaning house > [noun] > cleaning chimneys > one who > boy
climbing-boy1785
chummy1834
1785 Hanway (title) A Sentimental History of Chimney-Sweepers in London and Westminster, showing the necessity of putting them under regulations to prevent the grossest inhumanity to the Climbing Boys.
1803 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Dec. 255 A Machine..for cleansing Chimnies, without the Assistance of Climbing-boys.
1884 A. Lang in Harper's Mag. Nov. 895/1 A small ‘climbing boy’ being roasted to death up the chimney.
climbing-iron n. an iron strapped to the boot to assist in climbing (see climber n. 4).
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > mountaineering or climbing > [noun] > artificial aid > types of
runner1688
runner ring1791
ice axec1800
alpenstock1829
rope1838
climbing-iron1857
piolet1868
snap-link1875
prickera1890
middleman('s) knot (also loop, noose, etc.)1892
chock1894
glacier-rope1897
piton1898
run-out1901
belaying-pin1903
snap-ring1903
ironmongery1904
line1907
Tricouni1914
ice claw1920
peg1920
sling1920
ice piton1926
ice hammer1932
karabiner1932
rock piton1934
thread belay1935
mugger1941
running belay1941
piton hammer1943
sky-hook1951
etrier1955
pied d'éléphant1956
rope sling1957
piton runner1959
bong1960
krab1963
rurp1963
ice screw1965
nut1965
traverse line1965
jumar1966
knife-blade1968
tie-off1968
rock peg1971
whammer1971
Whillans whammer1971
Whillans harness1974
1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iv. 295 Fitting new straps on to his climbing-irons.
climbing nightshade n. (see quot.)
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > Malabar nightshade
basella1731
climbing nightshade1753
Malabar nightshade1760
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. App. (at cited word) Climbing Nightshade, a name sometimes used for the Basella or Cuscuta of botanists.
climbing-perch n. a fish ( Anabas scandens), found chiefly in Indian waters, and believed to have the power of ascending trees: see anabas n.
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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > [noun] > suborder Anabantoidei > genus Anabas > member of (tree-climber)
climbing-perch1844
tree-climber1879
1844 W. B. Carpenter Animal Physiol. vi. 250 The Anabas or climbing-perch of Tranquebar; which climbs bushes and trees in search of its prey.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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