grow vs climb

grow is not a noun while climb is a noun.

grow and climb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grow	No	No	Yes	No
climb	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

grow: become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
climb: increase in value or to a higher point

Other hyponyms of grow include hypertrophy, go up, rise, enlarge, augment, vegetate, mushroom, grow over, overgrow, stretch, develop, expand, boom, expand, flourish, thrive, proliferate, lengthen, branch, ramify, burgeon, root, prove, rise, expand, spread out, bulk.

grow (noun)	climb (noun)
	the act of climbing something
	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)

grow (verb)	climb (verb)
come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)	go up or advance
become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain	increase in value or to a higher point
cause to grow or develop	improve one's social status
increase in size by natural process	go upward with gradual or continuous progress
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become	move with effort, by grasping
develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation	slope upward
grow emotionally or mature
become attached by or as if by the process of growth
cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
come into existence; take on form or shape

Difference between grow and climb

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