abseil
verb/ˈæbseɪl/
/ˈæbseɪl/
(British English) (North American English rappel)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they abseil | /ˈæbseɪl/ /ˈæbseɪl/ |
| he / she / it abseils | /ˈæbseɪlz/ /ˈæbseɪlz/ |
| past simple abseiled | /ˈæbseɪld/ /ˈæbseɪld/ |
| past participle abseiled | /ˈæbseɪld/ /ˈæbseɪld/ |
| -ing form abseiling | /ˈæbseɪlɪŋ/ /ˈæbseɪlɪŋ/ |
- abseil (down, off, etc. something) to go down a steep cliff or rock while attached to a rope, pushing against the slope or rock with your feetTopics Sports: other sportsc2Word Origin1930s: from German abseilen, from ab ‘down’ + Seil ‘rope’.
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