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climbs down

climbs down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of climb down.

Meaning of climb down

Verb

climb down (third-person singular simple present climbs down, present participle climbing down, simple past and past participle climbed down)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down.
    • It took 2 hours to climb up, but 4 to climb down as our energy grew less and less.
    Synonyms:
    backpedal
  2. (idiomatic, sometimes) To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.
    • But Ekeus said Iraq had climbed down in its confrontation with the UN.1992 July 27, Paul Lewis, “Inspectors begin search in Baghdad”, in The Day, Connecticut, USA, retrieved 30 Jun 2011, page A5

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Questions about climbs down

What is climbs down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Climbs down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of climb down.

Words near climbs down in the dictionary

  1. climbingly
  2. climbings
  3. climbout
  4. climbouts
  5. climbs
  6. climbs down
  7. climbs into
  8. climbs on the bandwagon
  9. climbs the ladder
  10. climbs the walls
  11. climbs up

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