To mount or ascend; especially, ascend by means of both the hands and the feet.Hence Figuratively, to rise slowly as if by climbing; ascend; rise.Specifically, of plants, to ascend by means of tendrils or adhesive fibers, or by twining the stem or leaf-stalk round a support, as ivy and honeysuckle.To go up on or surmount, especially by the use of both the hands and feet.Hence Figuratively, to ascend or mount as if by climbing.To attain as if by climbing; achieve slowly or with effort.n. A climbing; an ascent by climbing.