pull-down

P p

Transcription

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

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

Definition of pull-down word

adjective pull-down designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front. 1

Just one definition for pull-down

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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

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pull-down

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 63% 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.