pull-down

Etymology
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Noun

 * 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 ).
 * 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) * 2004, Luke Holman, Hardest, most tech trick on the net, May 12 2004 via Google Groups
 * For example, the 11 ring pulldown didn't stick in my head because I don't really juggle rings, and I have no conception of how hard it is.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1) * 2004, Luke Holman, Hardest, most tech trick on the net, May 12 2004 via Google Groups
 * For example, the 11 ring pulldown didn't stick in my head because I don't really juggle rings, and I have no conception of how hard it is.
 * 1)  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.

Derived terms

 * lat pulldown

Translations

 * Danish:
 * Finnish: ylätalja
 * German: Pulldown
 * Swedish: latsdrag

Adjective

 * 1) That can be pulled down (lowered).