climb-down vs retraction

climb-down and retraction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climb-down	Yes	No	No	No
retraction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retraction is a hypernym of climb-down; that is, retraction is a word with a broader meaning than climb-down:

Other hypernyms of climb-down include abjuration, recantation.

climb-down (noun)	retraction (noun)
a retraction of a previously held position	the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
	a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion