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intr.v. ab·seiled, ab·seil·ing, ab·seiled
To rappel.
[German abseilen, to descend at the end of a rope : ab, down, off; see ablaut + Seil, rope (from Middle High German, from Old High German).]
rappel
mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain
descent - the act of changing your location in a downward direction
abseil - lower oneself with a 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”
rappel, rope down
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; “The temperature is going down”; “The barometer is falling”; “The curtain fell on the diva”; “Her hand went up and then fell again”
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there are two meanings packed up into one word” (the meanings being “lithe” and “slimy”).