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• pull-down
  pull-down

  adjective

  designed to be pulled down for use.
• pull down
  pull down

  verb

  (tr, adverb) to destroy or demolish

pull-down

American  

[pool-doun] / ˈpʊlˌdaʊn /

adjective

1. designed to be pulled down for use.

   a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.

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pull down British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to destroy or demolish

   the old houses were pulled down

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pull down Idioms  

1. Demolish, destroy, as in They pulled down several old office buildings downtown . [Early 1500s]

2. Lower, reduce; also, depress in health or spirits. For example, The bumper wheat crop is bound to pull down prices , or The flu really pulled him down . [Late 1500s]

3. Draw as wages, as in He pulled down a hefty salary . [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

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Etymology

Origin of pull-down

First recorded in 1905–10; adj. use of verb phrase pull down

Example Sentences

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These four-seaters — mimicking a Dodge Charger, Mazda RX-Y, Nissan Skyline GT-R and Toyota Supra, all complete with pull-down lap-bars and working taillights — were unveiled at a media event Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

Find the course at Hillsdale.edu — check under the “Courses” pull-down menu.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

It included a lat pull-down, chest press, leg extensions, and cable-curl bar.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023

So the Mazureks added a Murphy bed — essentially a pull-down wall bed — to their living room, turning it into a space they could use as a bedroom at night.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2022

The small pull-down door that connected the built-in buffet in the dining room to the kitchen counter had not been closed all the way.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

"Some of the models are starting to indicate that we'll start to pull down some smoke," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

They told Anthropic it had 90 minutes to pull down the model and didn’t provide details about the security risk, the source close to the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

“Will be interesting to see how spiking gas prices pull down the two lower legs of the E,” another user wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026

For the final 4:40 before halftime, the Trojans didn’t pull down a single rebound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026

Then I turn around, face the door I just closed, pull down my pants, and fall on the toilet—I don’t sit; I fall like a carcass, feeling my butt accommodate the rim.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini