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scale vs climb up

climb up vs scale

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

scale and climb up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale Yes No Yes No
climb up No No Yes No
As verbs, climb up is a hypernym of scale; that is, climb up is a word with a broader meaning than scale:
  • scale: climb up by means of a ladder
  • climb up: go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Other hypernyms of scale include climb, go up, mount.
scale (noun) climb up (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
scale (verb) climb up (verb)
measure with or as if with scales rise in rank or status
size or measure according to a scale go upward with gradual or continuous progress
remove the scales from appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
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 scale and climb up

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