climb up vs scale

scale vs climb up

climb up is not a noun while scale is a noun.

climb up and scale both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climb up	No	No	Yes	No
scale	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, scale is a hyponym of climb up; that is, scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than climb up:

climb up: go upward with gradual or continuous progress
scale: climb up by means of a ladder

Other hyponyms of climb up include escalade, ramp, mountaineer, ride.

climb up (noun)	scale (noun)
	a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
	an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
	a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
	(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
	a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
	a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
	relative magnitude
	the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
	an ordered reference standard

climb up (verb)	scale (verb)
rise in rank or status	measure with or as if with scales
go upward with gradual or continuous progress	size or measure according to a scale
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils	remove the scales from
	pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
	climb up by means of a ladder
	reach the highest point of
	take by attacking with scaling ladders
	measure by or as if by a scale

Difference between climb up and scale

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