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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Scale

Hi.
What'd happen if I replaced scale in:

an angry crowd scaled the embassy's walls and took down and tore the American flag.

with 'ascend', or 'climb over'?

Thanks in advance!
  

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"ascend" isn't possible, in my opinion. "climb over" is possible although it doesn't necessarily mean the same as "scale" (which could mean climbing to the top of the wall or over it).

— Ivanhr

  • "ascend" isn't possible, in my opinion.
  • "climb over" is possible although it doesn't necessarily mean the same as "scale" (which could mean climbing to the top of the wall or over it).
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"ascend" isn't possible, in my opinion. "climb over" is possible although it doesn't necessarily mean the same as "scale" (which could mean climbing to the top of the wall or over it).
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Maybe "climb up"
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Ivanhr"ascend" isn't possible, in my opinion. "climb over" is possible although it doesn't necessarily mean the same as "scale" (which could mean climbing to the top of the wall or over it).
what's wrong with 'climb over' or 'ascend'?
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soheil1what's wrong with 'climb over' or 'ascend'?
There's nothing wrong with "climb over" (if they did go over the wall) but "ascend" means "to move upward" and not "to reach the top of something". "Climb" also works there, in case they reached the top of the wall but didn't go over it.
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So 'climb over' means climb sth and get to the other side of it?
and 'ascend' excludes getting to the top of sth?
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soheil1So 'climb over' means climb sth and get to the other side of it?and 'ascend' excludes getting to the top of sth?
Yes, that's the idea.
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