CLIMBDOWN

climb down

Noun

  1. An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.

Verb

  1. To descend by climbing.
    It took 4 hours to climb up, and just 2 to climb down.
  2. To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.


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climbdown

Noun

  1. A retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.
    Thursday's court appearance as he waited for his case to be heard was a humiliating climbdown for the flamboyant Texan, who sports the clipped mustache and Saville Row style of English aristocracy. — Texas cricket mogul pleads not guilty to fraud by Kate Murphy, The Age, June 26 2009


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