climb

an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"

go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

move with difficulty, by grasping

go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"