pull-down

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊlˌdaʊn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏl′doun′)


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pull-down  (pŏŏl′doun′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Furnituredesigned to be pulled down for use:a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
  • adjective, adjectival use of verb, verbal phrase pull down 1905–10

pull•down  (pŏŏl′doun′),USA pronunciation n. [Motion Pictures.]
  1. Cinemaa mechanism that intermittently advances the film through the film gate of a camera or projector.
  • noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase pull down 1950–55

'pull-down' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
destroy - down - pull down - dismantle - pull - tear - strike

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