rap down

rap down

English

Etymology

From rappel + down.

Verb

rap down (third-person singular simple present raps down, present participle rapping down, simple past and past participle rapped down)

  1. (transitive, Canada, US, slang, mountaineering) To rappel down a mountain.
    Synonym: ab off
    • 2016, American Alpine Club, Accidents: In North American Climbing 2016‎[1]:
      We built an interim anchor and Mike rapped down to Jeff.
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