Nouns

(n)ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgradean upward slope or grade (as in a road)“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
(n)climb, climbing, mountingan event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
(n)climb, mountthe act of climbing something“it was a difficult climb to the top”

Verbs

(v)climb, climb up, mount, go up, ascendgo upward with gradual or continuous progress“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
(v)climbmove with effort, by grasping
(v)wax, mount, climb, risego up or advance“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
(v)climbslope upward“The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill”
(v)climbimprove one's social status“This young man knows how to climb the social ladder”
(v)rise, go up, climbincrease in value or to a higher point“prices climbed steeply”, “the value of our house rose sharply last year”