CLIMB-DOWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does climb-down mean? 

• CLIMB-DOWN (noun)
  The noun CLIMB-DOWN has 1 sense:

1. a retraction of a previously held position

  Familiarity information: CLIMB-DOWN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLIMB-DOWN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A retraction of a previously held position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

backdown; climb-down; withdrawal

Hypernyms ("climb-down" is a kind of...):

abjuration; recantation; retraction (a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion)