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ABSEIL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the bodyplay

Synonyms:

abseil; rappel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("abseil" is a kind of...):

descent (the act of changing your location in a downward direction)

Domain category:

mountain climbing; mountaineering (the activity of climbing a mountain)

 II. (verb) 

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they abseil  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it abseils  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: abseiled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: abseiled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: abseiling  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Descend by means of a rappelplay

Example:

You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing

Synonyms:

abseil; rappel; rope down

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "abseil" is one way to...):

come down; descend; fall; go down (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way)

"Abseil" entails doing...:

mountaineer (climb mountains for pleasure as a sport)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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