pull-down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dynamic menu; a list of options in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as the user needs it.
  2. A technique by which a protein is brought down in a test tube by another.
  3. The conversion of video footage to a higher frame rate by duplicating certain frames.
  4. Dodder (plant of genus Cuscuta).
  5. A trick done with rings where each ring is pulled down over the head instead of being caught and held in the hand.
  6. An exercise mostly performed by pulling cables, a bar, or handles from a machine situated diagonally to the front top of the sportsman and targetting the rear muscles.
adj
  1. That can be pulled down (lowered).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pull-down.wav

Word forms

pull-down pull-downs pulldown

Etymology

Deverbal from pull down.

Related words

pull-down assay retractable
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