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abbed off

abbed off is the simple past and past participle of ab off.

Meaning of ab off

Verb

ab off (third-person singular simple present abs off, present participle abbing off, simple past and past participle abbed off)

  1. (British, English, slang, transitive) To abseil down a mountain.
    • Every one's up on a crag where he'd got stuck and had to ab off.1995, Matt Sarnet, Climbing: Issues 151-153, page 93
    Synonyms:
    rap down

Questions about abbed off

What is abbed off the simple past and past participle of?
Abbed off is the simple past and past participle of ab off.

Words near abbed off in the dictionary

  1. Abbe refractometer
  2. Abbe refractometers
  3. Abbe-Zeiss apparatus
  4. Abbe-Zeiss apparatuses
  5. abbed
  6. abbed off
  7. Abbee
  8. abberant
  9. Abberley
  10. Abberton
  11. Abbertons

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