ab off en · VERB
Etymology
Shortening of abseil + off.
Meanings
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(British, English, slang, transitive) To abseil down a mountain.
Two of them abbed off to leave enough for the other two.
2009, Andrew Grieg, Summit Fever: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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abbing off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| abbed off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| abbed off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| abs off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |