hill climb

noun

A sporting event, during which vehicles are driven or ridden up a steep incline. The goal is to reach the highest level on the slope.

“Hill climbing requires considerable skill.”

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Meanings

nounhill climb (plural hill climbs)

plural hill climbs

  1. A sporting event, during which vehicles are driven or ridden up a steep incline. The goal is to reach the highest level on the slope.
verbhill climb (third-person singular simple present hill climbs, present participle hill climbing, simple past and past participle hill climbed)

present singular third person hill climbs · participle present hill climbing · participle past hill climbed · past hill climbed

  1. intransitiveTo attempt to ascend a steep slope using a motor vehicle or bicycle.

    Hill climbing requires considerable skill.

Cite this entry
APA

hill climb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hill%20climb

MLA

“hill climb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hill%20climb. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hill climb,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hill%20climb.

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