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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with pulldown

pull down
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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