'Clamber' definitions:

Definition of 'clamber'

(from WordNet)
noun
An awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
verb
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter]

Definition of 'Clamber'

From: GCIDE
  • Clamber \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. [1913 Webster]
  • The narrow street that clambered toward the mill. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clamber'

From: GCIDE
  • Clamber \Clam"ber\, n. The act of clambering. --T. Moore. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Clamber'

From: GCIDE
  • Clamber \Clam"ber\, v. t. To ascend by climbing with difficulty. [1913 Webster]
  • Clambering the walls to eye him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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