to increase or soar, especially regarding prices, temperatures, or levels

to climb, scale, or clamber up something using hands and feet

to make invidious social or material comparisons with others

to climb

the sport or activity of climbing rock formations or artificial rock walls

to chat; to engage in conversation

the kapok tree (Bombax ceiba)

too high to reach; eminent and unapproachable

To seek or claim a connection with people of higher social standing, wealth, or status, often used in the context of marriage or social networking.

to climb up; (of a plant) climbing

to climb or creep, as of climbing plants, or to physically cling on to something

to climb over or scale a physical barrier or height

Panzhihua, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province

to seek to profit by claiming family ties

to climb up (a rope etc); (of plants) climbing

to snap off (flowers, leaves, twigs etc. from a tree or shrub)

to try to improve one's social standing by marrying or affiliating with people of higher status

a person who practices the sport of rock climbing

to implicate; to involve others in a matter

to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful to improve one's social status

(idiom) to claim kinship or old acquaintance as a way to climb socially or build connections

to be unworthy to associate with someone of higher social status

Chinese penduline tit (Remiz consobrinus)

to cling to the rich and powerful to advance one's career or status

to implicate others, without foundation, in confessing one's own crime

to damage by slander or false implication

mountaineer (HK)

to falsely implicate or accuse someone of a crime or wrongdoing

to falsely implicate and frame someone for a crime, resulting in an unjust accusation or miscarriage of justice

To curry favor with the powerful and rich; social climbing.

To seek connections with people of higher status or wealth (often through marriage or association).

(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

a polite formulaic expression used to decline an invitation, connection, or favor by suggesting one is not deserving