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English verb: pull down | |||
| 1. | pull down (creation) tear down so as to make flat with the ground | ||
| Samples | The building was levelled. | ||
| Synonyms | dismantle, level, rase, raze, take down, tear down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, destruct | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulldoze | ||
| Antonyms | erect, put up, set up, rear, raise | ||
| 2. | pull down (contact) cause to come or go down | ||
| Samples | The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect. The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet. | ||
| Synonyms | cut down, down, knock down, push down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | submarine | ||
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