pulldown
[ pool-doun ]
/ ˈpʊlˌdaʊn /
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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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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