# pull-down

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Deverbal from pull down.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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