climb down

verb

climbed down; climbing down; climbs down

intransitive verb

: back down

climbdown

ˈklīm-ˌdau̇n 

noun

Examples of climb down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After the vehicle came to rest, the rescue team helped twenty volunteers climb down and position themselves inside the bus. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Elmore says the bear eventually climbed down the side of the truck, and employees scared it away from the area. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

On stage three, the Vuelta partially climbed down, restricting Jons’ access to riders and their entourage and instructing her to tone down the nature of her content. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Reaching it means climbing down the tower steps and padding past other guests’s doors late at night. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for climb down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown