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
Words nearby pull-down
pull through,
pull together,
pull up,
pull up stakes,
pull wires,
pull-down,
pull-in,
pull-off,
pull-on,
pull-quote,
pull-top
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, nounBritish 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
See also
pull about,
pull back,
pull down,
pull in,
pull off,
pull on,
pull out,
pull over,
pull through,
pull together,
pull up
Derived forms of pull
puller, nounWord Origin for pull
Old English
pullian; related to Icelandic
pūla to beat
Idioms and Phrases with pull down (1 of 2)
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]
Idioms and Phrases with pull down (2 of 2)
pull