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

The Mac screen offered help from cartoons, pointing devices, and commands on pull-down screens, making it vastly easier to comprehend than the nearly blank screen IBM presented.

—Brian O'Reilly

pull down

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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)

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

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