rope down

/roʊp daʊn/
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Other forms: ropes down; roped down

Definitions of rope down
  1. verb
    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”
    synonyms: abseil, rappel
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    type of:
    come down, descend, fall, go down
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
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