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PULL DOWN

(verb)
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There are 2 meanings of the phrase Pull Down.

Pull Down - as a verb

Tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Example: "The building was levelled"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
dismantle12level8rase4raze13take downtear down
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
destroy11destruct11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Cause to come or go down

Example: "The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cut downdown8push down
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
strike10
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Example Sentences

"The children were excited to pull down the old, dilapidated treehouse and build a new one."
"The company decided to pull down the controversial advertisement following public outrage."
"She couldn't reach the book on the top shelf, so she had to pull down a chair to stand on."
"They will need a crane to pull down the massive statue from its pedestal."
"The artist used a ladder to pull down her painting from the gallery wall."
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