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climb vs clamber

clamber vs climb

climb and clamber both are nouns.

climb and clamber both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
climb Yes No Yes No
clamber Yes No Yes No
As nouns, clamber is a hyponym of climb; that is, clamber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb:
  • climb: the act of climbing something
  • clamber: an awkward climb
Other hyponyms of climb include scaling, mountain climbing, mountaineering, rock climbing.
As verbs, clamber is a hyponym of climb; that is, clamber is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb:
  • climb: move with effort, by grasping
  • clamber: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
Other hyponyms of climb include scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle.
climb (noun) clamber (noun)
the act of climbing something an awkward climb
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
climb (verb) clamber (verb)
go up or advance climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
increase in value or to a higher point
improve one's social status
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
move with effort, by grasping
slope upward
Difference between climb and clamber

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