The Clue
Do a Sherpa's work (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CLIMB
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Notes
The answer CLIMB is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
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Definition
CLIMB as a noun:
1. (ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade) = an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
2. (climb, climbing, mounting) = an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
3. (climb, mount) = the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
CLIMB as a verb:
1. (climb, climb up, mount, go up) = go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
2. move with difficulty, by grasping
3. (wax, mount, climb, rise) = go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
4. slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
5. improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
6. (rise, go up, climb) = increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"