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pull down

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.07 sec.
pull (someone or an animal) down
to drag or force someone or an animal down. The wolves pulled the hunter down and set upon him. They pulled down the hunter.
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pull someone down

Fig. to degrade someone; to humiliate someone. (See also pull someone or something down.) I'm afraid that your so-called friends are pulling you down behind your back. There is no need to pull down everyone.
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pull something down 

1. to demolish something; to raze something. Why do they want to pull the building down? Why not remodel it? They are going to pull down the old building today.
2. to lower or reduce the amount of something. That last test pulled my grade down. Let's see if we can pull down your temperature with aspirin.
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pull down (an amount of money)

Fig. Inf. to earn a stated amount of money. ("An amount of money" is expressed as a figure or other indication of an actual amount.) She pulls down about $40,000 a year. They pull down pretty good salaries.
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pull down something also pull something down
1. to destroy a building Many of those homes were pulled down to make way for new construction. They pulled my house down to build a QuickMart.
2. to earn a large amount of money She pulls down over $100,000 a year. I don't know what he makes, but I know he's pulling it down.
3. to get something The play pulled down nominations for best play and best direction. The program lets you log onto the Web from any computer and pull your e-mail down.
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Last summer the islanders grew wearied, as their premier explained, of "playing at being savages for pennies," and proceeded to pull down all the landing-towers on the island and shut off general communication till such time as the A.
He heard her, and tried to pull down the sail; but the wind would not let go of the broad canvas and the ropes had become tangled.
Through some glasses from the roof of the Ship I saw some workmen pull down the match-boarding, but I couldn't make out what the structure was.
 
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