climber vs crampon

climber

noun
  • Synonym of climbing iron (“a kind of crampon attached to the shoe to aid with climbing”) 

  • A person who is constantly trying to get ahead socially. 

  • Any structure on a playground designed to be climbed on. 

  • A bird that climbs, such as a parrot or woodpecker; specifically (archaic), a bird having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward, formerly regarded as being from the order Scansores or Zygodactyli (now obsolete as the birds formerly in this order have been reclassified into different orders); a zygodactyl. 

  • A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support. 

  • A cyclist who specializes in riding especially well on steep hills or roads. 

crampon

noun
  • An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice. 

  • A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook. 

  • An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy. 

verb
  • To walk or climb using crampons. 

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