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climb down

climb down
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [klahym doun]
    • /klaɪm daʊn/
    • /klaɪm daʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [klahym doun]
    • /klaɪm daʊn/

Definitions of climb down words

  • phrasal verb climb down If you climb down in an argument or dispute, you admit that you are wrong, or change your intentions or demands. 3
  • countable noun climb down A climb-down in an argument or dispute is the act of admitting that you are wrong or of changing your intentions or demands. 3
  • verb climb down to descend 3
  • verb climb down to retreat (from an opinion, position, etc) 3
  • noun climb down a retreat from an opinion, etc 3
  • noun climb down an instance of someone retreating from a position or opinion 3

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Origin of climb down

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; noun use of verb phrase climb down

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Climb down

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

climb down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

climb down usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for climb down

verb climb down

  • disembark — to go ashore from a ship.
  • get off — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • alight — If something is alight, it is burning.
  • bring down — When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
  • come down — If the cost, level, or amount of something comes down, it becomes less than it was before.

Antonyms for climb down

verb climb down

  • get up — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
  • mount — to go up; climb; ascend: to mount stairs.

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