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pulling down

pulling down is the present participle and gerund of pull down.

Meaning of 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]...
  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

Words formed from pulling down

Questions about pulling down

What is pulling down the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling down is the present participle and gerund of pull down.

Words near pulling down in the dictionary

  1. pulling at someone's heart strings
  2. pulling at someone's heartstrings
  3. pulling away
  4. pulling back
  5. pulling back the curtain
  6. pulling down
  7. pulling down a notch
  8. pulling down the curtain
  9. pulling faces
  10. pulling for
  11. pulling in

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