Climb-down Definition

noun
A retreat from an earlier position or opinion; a backing down.
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Alternative form of climb down.
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(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.

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verb

Used other than as an idiom. To descend by climbing.

It took 4 hours to climb up, and just 2 to climb down.
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(idiomatic, sometimes followed by from) To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.

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Other Word Forms of Climb-down

Noun

Singular:
climb-down
Plural:
climb downs

Climb-down Sentence Examples

  • He didn't say I had to climb down on some rope and hang by my thumbs!

  • Top swimwear manufacturer Speedo has been forced into an embarrassing climb-down over the company 's new FSII swim suits.

  • To the left at the three-way junction is a small chamber from where a 5m climb down a rift lands on boulders.

  • They climb up, they climb down and, for the most part, this precarious hobby is of little consequence to anyone else.

  • Kill the Orcs, avoid getting captured by the Nazgul, run up the stairs, climb down the ladder and take out the archers.

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