pull-down

[pool-doun]

adjective

1. designed to be pulled down for use.

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

pull down

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to destroy or demolish

   the old houses were pulled down

Word History and Origins

Origin of pull down¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

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

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]

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

Example Sentences

The league is also cracking down on “hip-drop” tackles in which ball carriers are wrangled down from behind by a tackler who unweights — fully lifts his body off the ground — to generate the required pull-down force.

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For a closer look at the president’s personal life, go to the “The Eisenhowers” pull-down menu and click on the “Ike and Mamie’s Favorites” section.

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

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In addition to the tech stuff, the buses are decked out with seat belts, and have pull-down harnesses for little kids who still need a car seat.

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

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