(climb down from)
1climb down — v. 1) (D; intr.) to climb down from (to climb down from a tree) 2) (BE) (D; intr.) ( to retreat ) to climb down from (to climb down from an untenable position) * * * [ klaɪm daʊn] (D; intr.) to climb down from (to climb down from a tree) (BE) (D; …
2climb-down — n. (BE) retreat a climb down from (a climb down from an untenable position) * * * (BE) [ retreat ] a climb down from (a climb down from an untenable position) …
3climb down — verb come down (Freq. 3) the birds alighted • Syn: ↑alight • Hypernyms: ↑descend, ↑fall, ↑go down, ↑come down • …
4climb-down — noun a retraction of a previously held position • Syn: ↑withdrawal, ↑backdown • Derivationally related forms: ↑back down (for: ↑backdown), ↑withdraw (for: ↑ …
5climb·down — /ˈklaımˌdaʊn/ noun [singular] Brit : an act of admitting that you have made a mistake and are changing your position or opinion His statement is seen as a climbdown from the strong denial he made yesterday. see also climb down at ↑climb, 1 …
6climb-down — /kluym down /, n. a retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position. [1885 90; n. use of v. phrase climb down] * * * …
7climb down — withdraw from a position taken up in argument or negotiation. → climb …
8climb — climbable, adj. /kluym/, v.i. 1. to go up or ascend, esp. by using the hands and feet or feet only: to climb up a ladder. 2. to rise slowly by or as if by continued effort: The car laboriously climbed to the top of the mountain. 3. to ascend or… …
9climb — ► VERB 1) go or come up to a higher position. 2) go up or scale (a hill, rock face, etc.) 3) (of a plant) grow up (a supporting structure) by clinging to or twining round it. 4) move with effort into or out of a confined space. 5) increase in… …
10climb — [[t]kla͟ɪm[/t]] ♦♦♦ climbs, climbing, climbed 1) VERB If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it. [V n] Climbing the first… …
