: being or appearing below a selected item (such as an icon) in a window overlaying the original view on a computer display
… click on the pull-down menu just to the right of the search icon, then click "Live TV."—
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pulled down; pulling down; pulls down
2
a
: to bring to a lower level : reduce
b
: to depress in health, strength, or spirits
3
: to draw or earn (wages or salary)
pull·down ˈpu̇l-ˌdau̇n 
variants or less commonly pull-down
plural pulldowns also pull-downs
1
: the act or an instance of pulling in a downward direction
especially : lat pulldown
… all the basic … gym stuff that most people do: pulldowns, leg extensions and all the great machines … —Darin St. George
Darin St. George
2
usually pull-down : a pull-down window on a computer display
a notifications pull-down
Examples of pull-down in a Sentence
Verb a powerful storm pulled down the old fishing shack, which had been immortalized in countless paintings an ugly billboard that was eventually pulled down
Recent Examples on the Web
New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2026 The visitors made pulldowns worthy of American football. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Lat Pull Down The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling movement that develops the latissimus dorsi muscles, which are important for posture and shoulder stability. —Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025 Kelce also completed lateral pulldowns, incline dumbbell presses, bicep curls and more. —Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025 Some examples include pull-ups, chin-ups, dumbbell rows, bent-over rows, lat pulldowns and inverted rows. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025 However, although font sizes, boldface, italic, and underlining were supported, colors (and, additionally, font sizes) were still selected by traditional Mac pulldown menus. —Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Try another triceps-activating exercise like the triceps pulldown, push-ups, or a skull crusher. —Katrina Carter, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025 By comparison, CorelDraw’s vector distortion capabilities are limited, having just three options (Push/Pull, Zipper, and Twister), and are more like Illustrator’s Distort & Transform pulldown tools. —PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The sink is a multifunctional design that includes removable colander and cutting board inserts, a cup washer, a tall pulldown faucet and an inbuilt soap dispenser. —New Atlas, 12 Feb. 2026 The visitors made pulldowns worthy of American football. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026 Lat Pull Down The lat pulldown is a vertical pulling movement that develops the latissimus dorsi muscles, which are important for posture and shoulder stability. —Jakob Roze, Health, 26 Dec. 2025 Kelce also completed lateral pulldowns, incline dumbbell presses, bicep curls and more. —Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025 Some examples include pull-ups, chin-ups, dumbbell rows, bent-over rows, lat pulldowns and inverted rows. —Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025 However, although font sizes, boldface, italic, and underlining were supported, colors (and, additionally, font sizes) were still selected by traditional Mac pulldown menus. —Cameron Kaiser, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025 Try another triceps-activating exercise like the triceps pulldown, push-ups, or a skull crusher. —Katrina Carter, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025 By comparison, CorelDraw’s vector distortion capabilities are limited, having just three options (Push/Pull, Zipper, and Twister), and are more like Illustrator’s Distort & Transform pulldown tools. —PCMAG, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Pull-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/pull-down. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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