pull down

Verb

pull down (third-person singular simple present pulls down, present participle pulling down, simple past and past participle pulled down)

1. (transitive) To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
2. (transitive) To demolish or destroy (a building etc.).
   • Bawd. But shall all our houses of resort in the Suburbs be puld downe?c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
   • At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.1955 December, “Notes and News: Women Delay Railway Demolition”, in Railway Magazine, page 878
3. (transitive) To cause to fall to the floor
   • The home side got themselves in a mess again after 12 minutes when Victor Ruiz pulled down Ramires just outside the box. Lampard drilled a low free-kick past the wall but Diego Alves was down quickly to turn the ball away.2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport