clamber
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈklæm.bər/us/ˈklæm.bɚ/toclimbup,across, or intosomewherewithdifficulty, using thehandsand thefeet:
(手脚并用费力地)攀登,攀爬They clamberedover/uptherocks.他们攀上了岩石。
I clamberedinto/ontothebus.我挤进了公共汽车。
She clamberedintobed.她爬上了床。
Synonyms
scramble
shin
shinnyUS
to move onto or towards the top of something
- climbIt was an effort to climb the stairs.
- ascendShe ascended the podium and began to speak.
- scaleHe claims to have scaled every peak of the Himalayas.
- mountThe cowboy mounted his horse and rode off into the sunset.
Moving upwards
- ascend
- ascension
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
- bristle
- climb
- come
- come up
- heave
- levitate
- levitation
- mount
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- shinny
- soar
- soaring
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Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach
clamber
noun[Cusually singular]
uk/ˈklæm.bər/us/ˈklæm.bɚ/aclimbup,across, or intosomewherethat isdifficult, so that you have to useyourhandstohelpyou:
I waswornout after my clamber up thehillside.
Drop intoold-fashionedtearooms for acreamtea, thenworkit off with a clamber over therocks.
Synonym
scramble
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- There is asmallclamber up before thepathtakesalevelroute.
- Climbing to anearbymineinvolvedaratherriskyclamber along anarrowledge.
- Avisittoadministrationnecessitatedastrenuousclamber up to anatticofficeon the fourthfloor.
Moving upwards
- ascend
- ascension
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
- bristle
- climb
- come
- come up
- heave
- levitate
- levitation
- mount
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- shinny
- soar
- soaring
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach