Wiktionary
alt. (context idiomatic sometimes hyphenated English) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc. n. (context idiomatic sometimes hyphenated English) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc. vb. 1 (&lit: English) To descend by climbing. 2 {{context|idiomatic|sometimes followed by (term from English)|lang=en}} To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.
WordNet
v. come down; "the birds alighted" [syn: alight]
Usage examples of "climb down".
Killer Mikey shouted up to tell Indian Tony they'd keep the light on him so he could climb down.
The officer nodded and continued her climb down into the long cavern of the interior, her pupils expanding swiftly in the half-lit darkness.
I sling the hammer across my back with the shoulder strap and climb down.
If I landed, I would have to climb down into the valley, but, worse, it was more likely that I would land, my chute would partially collapse, and then the wind would catch it and drag me off the cliff with only a moderate chance of slowing my fall before I struck some rock outcropping below.
And he still had to climb down the stairs to the main level of the stronghold.