ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" climb, climbing, mounting: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) climb, mount: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" climb, climb_up, mount, go_up: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" climb: move with difficulty, by grasping wax, mount, climb, rise: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" climb: slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" climb: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" rise, go_up, climb: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"