clamberverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈklæm.bər/us/ˈklæm.bɚ/to climb up, across, or into somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet:
They clambered over/up the rocks.
I clambered into/onto the bus.
She clambered into bed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Moving upwards
- arise
- ascend
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectory idiom
- bristle
- climb
- come
- come up
- descent
- heave
- levitate
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- shinny
- soar
- take off
- trajectory
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Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach
clamber
noun [ C usually singular ] ukus
I was worn out after my clamber up the hillside.