cascade vs climb

cascade

verb
  • To arrange in a stepped series like a waterfall. 

  • To fall as a waterfall or series of small waterfalls. 

  • To occur as a causal sequence. 

noun
  • A stream or sequence of a thing or things occurring as if falling like a cascade. 

  • A pattern typically performed with an odd number of props, where each prop is caught by the opposite hand. 

  • A waterfall or series of small waterfalls. 

  • A sequence of absurd short messages posted to a newsgroup by different authors, each one responding to the most recent message and quoting the entire sequence to that point (with ever-increasing indentation). 

  • A hairpiece for women consisting of curled locks or a bun attached to a firm base, used to create the illusion of fuller hair. 

  • A series of reactions in which the product of one becomes a reactant in the next 

  • A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next; See also daisy chain 

climb

verb
  • To scale; to get to the top of something. 

  • To mount; to move upwards on. 

  • To move to a higher position on the social ladder. 

  • to jump high 

  • Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something. 

  • To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet. 

  • to practise the sport of climbing 

  • To ascend; rise; to go up. 

noun
  • The act of getting to somewhere more elevated. 

  • An upwards struggle 

  • An act of climbing. 

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