Definition of "climbing" []

• The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer. (noun)
• Climb; ascent. (noun)
• Present participle of climb. (verb)
• That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface. (adjective)

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