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climb down
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As a verb, climb down means come down. As a noun, it means a retraction of a previously held position.
Meanings of climb down
2 meaningsverb
noun
A retraction of a previously held position
Similar: withdrawal, backdown
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
verb: come down
noun: a retraction of a previously held position
withdrawalbackdown