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"To make (something) lower (especially of clothes)."
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"(transitive) To make (something) lower (especially of clothes)."
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "trække ned"
},
{
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "trække for"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "malkuspi"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "rabattre"
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "ramener"
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "lehúz"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "tirare giù"
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "abbassare"
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "abbassarsi"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "make lower",
"word": "togliersi"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "calare"
},
{
"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "calarsi"
},
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"_dis1": "100 0 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikisageru",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "引き下げる"
}
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"ref": "2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Bam Nuttall Partnership Award: Kilmarnock”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58",
"text": "In the latter years of its existence, BR was rationalising its estate by pulling down station buildings which were too large for its modern operational needs, or by shutting off parts of them when demolition was not an option. Kilmarnock station falls into this latter category. It dominates the townscape, but its operational importance has seriously diminished since electrification of the West Coast Main Line.",
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"To demolish or destroy (a building etc.)."
],
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],
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"destroy",
"destroy"
]
],
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"(transitive) To demolish or destroy (a building etc.)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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"_dis1": "2 86 12",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "sökmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 86 12",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "démolir"
},
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"lang": "French",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "abattre"
},
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "lerombol"
},
{
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"sense": "demolish",
"word": "demolire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 86 12",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "abbattere"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 86 12",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "radere al suolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 86 12",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "yıkmak",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "ییقمق"
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "snosítʹ",
"sense": "demolish",
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],
"word": "сноси́ть"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "snestí",
"sense": "demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "снести́"
},
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "demoler"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 86 12",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "yıkmak"
}
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"name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (down)",
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"ref": "2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1 - 1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "The home side got themselves in a mess again after 12 minutes when Victor Ruiz pulled down Ramires just outside the box. Lampard drilled a low free-kick past the wall but Diego Alves was down quickly to turn the ball away.",
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"To cause to fall to the floor"
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"(transitive) To cause to fall to the floor"
],
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"word": "pull down"
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"To make (something) lower (especially of clothes)."
],
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"(transitive) To make (something) lower (especially of clothes)."
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"ref": "2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Bam Nuttall Partnership Award: Kilmarnock”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58",
"text": "In the latter years of its existence, BR was rationalising its estate by pulling down station buildings which were too large for its modern operational needs, or by shutting off parts of them when demolition was not an option. Kilmarnock station falls into this latter category. It dominates the townscape, but its operational importance has seriously diminished since electrification of the West Coast Main Line.",
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],
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"To demolish or destroy (a building etc.)."
],
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"destroy"
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"(transitive) To demolish or destroy (a building etc.)."
],
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"To cause to fall to the floor"
],
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"(transitive) To cause to fall to the floor"
],
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"translations": [
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "trække ned"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "trække for"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "malkuspi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "rabattre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "ramener"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "lehúz"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "tirare giù"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "abbassare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "abbassarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "togliersi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "calare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "calarsi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hikisageru",
"sense": "make lower",
"word": "引き下げる"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "sökmək"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "démolir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "abattre"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "lerombol"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "demolire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "abbattere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "radere al suolo"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "yıkmak",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "ییقمق"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "bozmak",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "بوزمق"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "snosítʹ",
"sense": "demolish",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сноси́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "snestí",
"sense": "demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "снести́"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "demoler"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "demolish",
"word": "yıkmak"
}
],
"word": "pull down"
}
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