pulldown

[ pool-doun ]

/ ˈpʊlˌdaʊn /

noun Movies.

a mechanism that intermittently advances the film through the film gate of a camera or projector.

Origin of pulldown

First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase pull down

Words nearby pulldown

pull about, pull a fast one, pull away, pullback, pull date, pulldown, pulled, pullet, pulley, pulley bone, pulley stile

Definition for pulldown (2 of 2)

pull-down

[ pool-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

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British Dictionary definitions for pulldown

pull down

verb

(tr, adverb) to destroy or demolishthe old houses were pulled down

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Idioms and Phrases with pulldown

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]

单词	pulldown
释义	pulldown [ pool-doun ] / ˈpʊlˌdaʊn / noun Movies. a mechanism that intermittently advances the film through the film gate of a camera or projector. Origin of pulldown First recorded in 1950–55; noun use of verb phrase pull down Words nearby pulldown pull about, pull a fast one, pull away, pullback, pull date, pulldown, pulled, pullet, pulley, pulley bone, pulley stile Definition for pulldown (2 of 2) pull-down [ pool-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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pulldown pull down verb (tr, adverb) to destroy or demolishthe old houses were pulled down Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with pulldown pull down 1 Demolish, destroy, as in They pulled down several old office buildings downtown. [Early 1500s] 2 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] 3 Draw as wages, as in He pulled down a hefty salary. [Colloquial; early 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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