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Takedown vs Pulldown - What's the difference?

takedown | pulldown |

As nouns the difference between takedown and pulldown

is that takedown is (slang) a taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer while pulldown is .

takedown

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer.
  • (martial arts) A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment.
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  • Enforced removal of material from a website, etc.
  • * 2001 , Charles H. Kennedy, An introduction to U.S. telecommunications law
    • The DMCA also gives the targets of notice-and-takedown complaints a limited opportunity to have access to their materials restored.

    pulldown

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (juggling) A trick done with rings where each ring is pulled down over the head instead of being caught and held in the hand.
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  • * 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.