climb-down

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

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klahym doun]
- /klaɪm daʊn/

Definitions of climb-down word

noun climb-down a retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position. 1
noun climb-down Alternative form of climb down. 0

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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

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Parts of speech for Climb-down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Climb-down

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.