grimp
intransitive verb
ˈgrimp
-ed/-ing/-s
1
: climb
2
: to draw up
the line grimped into a hard knot
Word History
Etymology
French grimper, from Middle French, alteration (probably influenced by ramper to crawl) of gripper to climb, to seize with the claws or nails, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Saxon grīpan to grasp, seize