Climb and Lead

Climb

Climb verb - To move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling.

Lead and climb are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lead" instead a verb "Climb".

Nearby Words: climbed, climbing, climber

Lead

Lead verb - To point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front.

Climb and lead are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climb" instead a verb "Lead".

Nearby Words: leading, leader, leaden, leadership, leaded

How words are described

high high climb high lead
initial initial climb initial lead
actual actual climb actual lead
entire entire climb entire lead
Other adjectives: real, big, main, new, heroic, dramatic, significant, comic.

Common collocations

way climb way lead way
enemies climb enemies lead enemies

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Unstoppable In fact, why didn't either of them climb the other cars to get to the lead train?
  • Film / Twelve O'Clock High Everything seems to be fine until Savage, about to lead another bombing raid, finds himself physically unable to climb into the cockpit.
  • The climax of the film sees Dillon, Ripley and the xenomorph trapped together in a lead mould, but when the humans start to climb out, the xenomorph follows them.
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