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pull-down

noun

Meaning

  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. (usually uncountable) 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. (exercise) 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.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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