ab off

verb

To abseil down a mountain.

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Meanings

verbab off (third-person singular simple present abs off, present participle abbing off, simple past and past participle abbed off)

present singular third person abs off · participle present abbing off · participle past abbed off · past abbed off

  1. BritishEnglishslangtransitivehobbiesTo abseil down a mountain.

    Two of them abbed off to leave enough for the other two.

    2009, Andrew Grieg, Summit Fever
    1 more example

    Every one's up on a crag where he'd got stuck and had to ab off.

    1995, Matt Sarnet, Climbing: Issues 151-153, page 93

    Synonyms: rap down

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo abseil down a mountain.

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rap down
Also see
rap down

Origin

Shortening of abseil + off.

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Chicago

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