pull down

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poo l doun]
- /pʊl daʊn/
- /pʊl daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poo l doun]
- /pʊl daʊn/

Definitions of pull down words

adjective pull down designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front. 1
verb with object pull down to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill. 1
verb with object pull down to draw or tug at with force. 1
verb with object pull down to rend or tear: to pull a cloth to pieces. 1
verb with object pull down to draw or pluck away from a place of growth, attachment, etc.: to pull a tooth; to pull weeds. 1
verb with object pull down to strip of feathers, hair, etc., as a bird or hide. 1

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Origin of pull down

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; adj. use of verb phrase pull down

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Parts of speech for Pull down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pull down popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for pull down

verb pull down

bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
bemean — to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
blow down — to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected
break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
bring home — introduce to parents

All 50 Synonyms of pull down