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abseil

/ abseil /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a descent down a nearly vertical surface by using a doubled rope that is coiled around the body and attached to some higher point
Type of:
descent
verb Sense 2
lower oneself with a double rope coiled around the body from a mountainside
"The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"
"You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
Type of:
descend fall go down
Entails:
mountaineer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
sport athletics
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
1
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descent descend fall go down