transitive verb
1.
a. : demolish , destroy
the wreckers pulled the building down
b. : to hunt down : overcome
together pulling down game too powerful for one to master alone — C.G.D.Roberts
2.
a. : to bring to a lower level (as in price or value) : reduce
the panic pulled stock prices down
b. : to depress in health, strength, or spirits : enfeeble
since his illness, he is very much pulled down
3. : to catch (a ball) especially after a hard run
pulled the ball down in deep right field
4. : to draw as wages or salary : receive as compensation or reward
he's got to be good to pull down that kind of money — Richard Llewellyn
pulling down the highest grades in the academy's history — Time