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pull sth down

Phrasal Verb with pull
 
 
/pʊl/ verb

Definition

to destroy a building because it is not wanted any more: They've started pulling down the old cinema.
(Definition of pull sth down from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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