pulldown
[ pool-doun ]
/ ˈpʊlˌdaʊn /
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noun Movies.
a mechanism that intermittently advances the film through the film gate of a camera or projector.
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Origin of pulldown
First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase pull down
Words nearby pulldown
pull about, pull a fast one, pull away, pullback, pull date, pulldown, pulled, pullet, pulley, pulley bone, pulley stile
Definition for pulldown (2 of 2)
pull-down
[ pool-doun ]
/ ˈpʊlˌdaʊn /
adjective
designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
Origin of pull-down
First recorded in 1905–10; adj. use of verb phrase pull down
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Example sentences from the Web for pulldown
Just now he was sitting at the small pulldown chow table peering at some papers, records of the moon expedition.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
British Dictionary definitions for pulldown
pull down
verb
(tr, adverb) to destroy or demolishthe old houses were pulled down
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Idioms and Phrases with pulldown
pull down
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]
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