climb down Definition

climb
verb climbed, climbing

1. To mount or ascend (a hill, ladder, etc), often using hands and feet.

Thesaurus: ascend, scale, mount, clamber, shinny, rise.
Form: climb up (often)
tr & intr
2. To rise or go up.

Example: The aeroplane climbed steadily
intr
3. To increase.
intr
4. To slope upwards.

Example: The path started to climb suddenly
5. Said of plants: to grow upwards using tendrils, etc.

noun

1. An act of climbing.
2. A slope to be climbed.

Derivative: climbable
adj

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon climban.

Phrasal Verb: climb down

To descend.To concede one's position on some issue, etc, especially publicly or humiliatingly.

Phrasal Verb: climb in or out

To reach somewhere with difficulty, especially using hands and feet.