To pull down a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it.
They’d pulled the registry office down which then left an open space...
A small crowd attempted to pull down a statue.
= demolish
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)
To pull down a building or statue means to deliberately destroy it.
They’d pulled the registry office down which then left an open space...
A small crowd attempted to pull down a statue.
= demolish
PHRASAL VERB : V n P , V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006