: being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display
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
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pulled down; pulling down; pulls down
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)
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
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Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 13 May 2025
Keep an eye out special reveals above pull-down bunk beds, like a Fairy Godmother constellation on Disney Wish and an illuminated Genie on Disney Treasure.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Supporters at one of his rallies pulled down a Ukrainian flag from city hall in Biala Podlaska.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Adjective
On a recent trip on the Disney Treasure, my five-person group fit snugly in a cabin equipped with a queen-size bed, a bunk bed, a Murphy-style pull-down bed in the wall, and single sleeper sofa.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 13 May 2025
Keep an eye out special reveals above pull-down bunk beds, like a Fairy Godmother constellation on Disney Wish and an illuminated Genie on Disney Treasure.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 May 2025
Verb
Gillis then fails to pull down Hernandez's pants, prompting Sherman, Hernandez, and himself to burst into laughter.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Supporters at one of his rallies pulled down a Ukrainian flag from city hall in Biala Podlaska.
—Vanessa Gera, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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“Pull-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull-down. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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