Definitions
1.noun(originally rhetorical) A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
2.nounAn instance of such an ascending series.
3.nounThe culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
4.noun(now commonly) A culmination or acme: the last term in an ascending series, particularly:
5.verbTo reach or bring to a climax.
6.verbTo orgasm; to reach orgasm.