PULL DOWN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Cause to come or go down

Example:

The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet

Synonyms:

cut down; down; knock down; pull down; push down

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pull down" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull down"):

submarine (bring down with a blow to the legs)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Meaning:

Tear down so as to make flat with the ground

Example:

The building was levelled

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "pull down" is one way to...):

destroy; destruct (do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull down"):

bulldoze (flatten with or as if with a bulldozer)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something