Rock Climbing Jargon

noun a bend, fold, or curl in something, typically hair or fabric

verb to press or squeeze into small regular folds or ridges

• The electrician used a crimping tool to secure the wires together.
• I had to crimp the edge of the pie crust to seal it.
• She crimped her hair for the '80s themed party.
• His strict rules really crimped our plans for the weekend.

noun a part of a building or structure that extends or hangs down below a horizontal surface

verb to hang down or extend below a horizontal surface

• The underhang of the building provided shade from the sun.
• We sat under the underhang to stay dry during the rain.
• Let's chill under the underhang and avoid the crowd.
• The underhang of his argument was weak and easily refuted.

noun a method of descending a vertical surface by sliding down a rope

verb to descend a vertical surface by sliding down a rope

• The experienced climbers decided to abseil down the cliff face to reach the bottom safely.
• We're going to abseil down the rock wall this weekend, it's going to be so much fun!
• I can't believe he actually abseiled off the bridge just for a dare.
• She had to mentally abseil down from her high expectations and accept the reality of the situation.