pulled 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]...
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