Phrase Hound found 67 phrases and 12 compound words that contain climbing. The most common are listed below. Open climbing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 67
- rock climbingThe sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
- climbing wallAn artificial wall used for the sport of climbing
- mountain climbingThe activity of climbing mountains, or scaling rock faces.
- ice climbingthe branch of mountaineering that specializes in climbing on frozen surfaces.
- climbing shoeA kind of close-fitting footwear designed for rock climbing
- climbing the wallspresent participle and gerund of climb the walls
- free climbingRock climbing without the aid of ropes or other equipment, sometimes in an urban environment
- sport climbingA sport developed from rock climbing. A style of climbing in which the protection is in the form of permanently fixed bolts.
- climbing uppresent participle and gerund of climb up
- aid climbinga type of rock climbing characterized by using equipment to make upward progress, as opposed to using the equipment solely for safety or for belays.
- hill climbingAlternative form of hillclimbing: A form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course.
- climbing gouramiAny fish of the taxonomic family Anabantidae.
- climbing boyA small child employed by a chimney sweep to ascend and clean flues.
- climbing figThe Australian vine Ficus pantoniana.
- climbing frameA piece of playground equipment consisting of a set of interlinked bars on which children can climb.
- climbing framesplural of climbing frame: A piece of playground equipment consisting of a set of interlinked bars on which children can climb.
- climbing holdA grip fixed to a climbing wall that climbers can grab or step on
- climbing laneOn a road, an inside lane on an incline that is designated for slow-moving traffic such as heavy goods vehicles.
- climbing shoesplural of climbing shoe: A kind of close-fitting footwear designed for rock climbing
- climbing wallsplural of climbing wall: An artificial wall used for the sport of climbing
- lead climbingA climbing technique, in which the climber places anchors while ascending a rock.
- mixed climbingthe branch of ice climbing that specializes in climbing on frozen surfaces and bare rock surfaces.
- social climbingThe act of trying to improve one's social status, especially by obsequious means.
- speed climbingA discipline of climbing focusing on speed. In competitions, climbers race to the top of a standardized climbing wall.
- technical climbingClimbing involving a rope and some means of protection, as opposed to scrambling or glacier travel
Compound words 12
- climbinglyIn a climbing manner.
- anticlimbingPreventing climbing.
- hillclimbingA form of motorsport in which drivers compete against the clock on an uphill course.
- stairclimbingThe climbing of stairs
- superclimbingThe movement of an edge dislocation in a supersolid
- unclimbingNot climbing.
- rockclimbingAlternative form of rock climbing: The sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
- downclimbingpresent participle and gerund of downclimb
- freeclimbingAlternative form of free climbing: Rock climbing without the aid of ropes or other equipment, sometimes in an urban environment
- misclimbingpresent participle and gerund of misclimb