An upward slope or grade (as in a road).

synonyms: ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade.

Roget 217: obliquity, inclination, slope, slant, crookedness etc. adj.; slopeness^†; leaning etc. v.; bevel, tilt; bias, list, twist, swag, cant, lurch; distortion etc. 243; bend etc. (curve) 245; tower of Pisa.    acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd^†, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity^†; gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent; shelving beach; talus; monagne Russe [Fr.]; facilis descensus averni [Lat.].    ... show more

Roget 305: ascent, ascension; rising etc. 309; acclivity, hill etc. 217; flight of steps, flight of stairs; ladder rocket, lark; sky rocket, sky lark; Alpine Club.    ... show more

Dutch: klim, helling