Meaning of CLAMBER
| Pronunciation: | | 'klambur
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- [n] an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
- [v] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
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| | Synonyms: | | scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle |
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| | See Also: | | climb, climb, mount | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Clam"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clambered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clambering}.] [OE clambren, clameren, to heap
together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern.
Cf. {Clamp}, {Climb}.]
To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also
used figuratively.
The narrow street that clambered toward the mill.
--Tennyson.
\Clam"ber\, n.
The act of clambering. --T. Moore.
\Clam"ber\, v. t.
To ascend by climbing with difficulty.
Clambering the walls to eye him. --Shak.
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