pull down

verb

1. To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
2. To demolish or destroy (a building etc.).

   “Bawd. But shall all our houses of resort in the Suburbs be puld downe?”

   “At Kiwi, 40 miles from Nelson [New Zealand], eight women installed themselves in the goods shed, taking with them their knitting, and a supply of food and magazines. The demolition crew was unable to pull the building down without injuring them.”

3. To cause to fall to the floor

   “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.”