Pull Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The decision to pull down the old building was made due to safety concerns.
- pull down every wall in the house before starting the reconstruction.
- The city officially ordered the owner to pull down the unauthorized structure.
- After years of neglect, the entire block was marked to pull down and redevelop.
- The residents reluctantly agreed to pull down their ancestral house for the new highway.
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Meaning 2
Cause to come or go down; "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"; "The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The safety rope will pull down the worker if they lose their grip on the rock face.
- She pulled down the zipper of her jacket to let in some cool air.
- Police were forced to pull down the barricade after the protesters refused to move.
- The emergency handle was designed to pull down and release the lifeboats in a matter of seconds.
- Rescue teams worked to pull down the rubble to free the trapped survivors.