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climb up the ladder

climb up the ladder is the alternative form of climb the ladder.

Meaning of climb the ladder

Verb

climb the ladder (third-person singular simple present climbs the ladder, present participle climbing the ladder, simple past and past participle climbed the ladder)

  1. (idiomatic) To advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.

Forms of climb up the ladder

third-person singular presentclimbs up the ladder
present participleclimbing up the ladder
past participleclimbed up the ladder
pastclimbed up the ladder

Questions about climb up the ladder

What is climb up the ladder the alternative form of?
Climb up the ladder is the alternative form of climb the ladder.

Words near climb up the ladder in the dictionary

  1. climb rates
  2. climb the ladder
  3. climb the walls
  4. climb up
  5. climb up one's thumb
  6. climb up the ladder
  7. climb-down
  8. climb-downs
  9. climb-out
  10. climb-outs
  11. climbability

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