clamber
[verb]
Synonyms: climb, claw, scale, scrabble, scramble, shin

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English Thesaurus: climb, ascend, go up, scale, clamber, ...

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clam‧ber /ˈklæmbə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from clamb, old past tense of climb]
to climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep
clamber over/across etc
They clambered over the slippery rocks.
We all clambered aboard and the boat pulled out.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

climb to move up, down, or across something using your hands and feet:
Most kids love climbing trees.
Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view.
She climbed down the ladder.
ascend formal to climb up something:
He began to ascend the narrow winding staircase.
the first man to ascend Mount Everest
go up to climb up something such as a slope or stairs:
He went up the steps to the platform.
Sonia was quiet as they went up the hill.
scale formal to climb to the top of something such as a high wall or fence:
Somehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm.
Protestors scaled the walls of the building and hung banners.
Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber.
clamber to climb somewhere with difficulty, using your hands to help you:
At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety.
Everyone clambered onto the back of the truck.
scramble to climb somewhere quickly and with difficulty, using your hands to help you, especially when you are walking:
They scrambled up the steep rocky bank.

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