"declimb" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: declimbs [present, singular, third-person], declimbing [participle, present], declimbed [participle, past], declimbed [past]
Rhymes: -aɪm Etymology: de- + climb Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|climb}} de- + climb Head templates: {{en-verb}} declimb (third-person singular simple present declimbs, present participle declimbing, simple past and past participle declimbed)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) To climb down. Tags: nonstandard, rare
    Sense id: en-declimb-en-verb-l6t1FXjG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for declimb meaning in English (2.1kB)

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