pull-down

[ poo l-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

Definition for pull down (2 of 2)

Origin of pull

before 1000; Middle English pullen (v.), Old English pullian to pluck, pluck the feathers of, pull, tug; compare Middle Low German pūlen to strip off husks, pick, Old Norse pūla to work hard

synonym study for pull

2. See draw.

OTHER WORDS FROM pull

pull·a·ble, adjective pull·er, noun

British Dictionary definitions for pull down (1 of 2)

pull down

verb

(tr, adverb) to destroy or demolish the old houses were pulled down

British Dictionary definitions for pull down (2 of 2)

pull
/ (pʊl) /

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Derived forms of pull

puller, noun

Word Origin for pull

Old English pullian; related to Icelandic pūla to beat

Idioms and Phrases with pull down (1 of 2)

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]

Idioms and Phrases with pull down (2 of 2)

pull