climb-down

1. 1.

   a retraction of a previously held position

   Synonymswithdrawalbackdown

   Broaderretraction

Questions about climb-down

What does climb-down mean?

climb-down means "a retraction of a previously held position".

How many syllables are in climb-down?

climb-down has 2 syllables and divides as climb--down under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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