(nautical) Vertical; perpendicular; said of the cable when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse hole, and the cable is taut. / plain; downright

(transitive) To reduce the size of something by filing (using the abrasive effects of a file).

simple past tense and past participle of stare down

present participle of stare down

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of stare down

(transitive) To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.

Alternative form of climb down

(idiomatic, sometimes hyphenated) An abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down. / (idiomatic, sometimes followed by from) To abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.

(transitive) to write (something) quickly