pull-down

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adjective

ˈpu̇l-ˌdau̇n 

: being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display

… click on the pull-down menu just to the right of the search icon, then click "Live TV."

—Joy Schwabach

pull down

2 of 3

verb

pulled down; pulling down; pulls down

transitive verb

1

a

: demolish, destroy

b

: to hunt down : overcome

2

a

: to bring to a lower level : reduce

b

: to depress in health, strength, or spirits

3

: to draw or earn (wages or salary)

pulldown

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noun

pull·​down ˈpu̇l-ˌdau̇n 

variants or less commonly pull-down

plural pulldowns also pull-downs

1

: the act or an instance of pulling in a downward direction

especially : lat pulldown

… all the basic … gym stuff that most people do: pulldowns, leg extensions and all the great machines …

—Darin St. George

2

usually pull-down : a pull-down window on a computer display

a notifications pull-down

Synonyms of pull-down

Verb

• destroy
• ruin
• demolish
• shatter
• wreck
• devastate
• overcome
• smash
• tear down

Examples of pull-down in a Sentence

Verb

a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings

an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1983, in the meaning defined above

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing pull-down

• lateral pulldown
• lat pulldown

Rhymes for pull-down

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown

Kids Definition

pull-down

adjective

ˈpu̇l-ˌdau̇n

: appearing on a computer screen below a selected item

a pull-down menu