pulled

American  

[poold] / pʊld /

adjective

1. of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in

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Etymology

Origin of pulled

First recorded in 1730–40; pull ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"The coast guard also pulled people off of debris out in the ocean."

From BBC

More than 230 people were pulled from dangerous conditions statewide, while crews conducted dramatic rooftop evacuations at the height of the flooding.

From Salon

As with stocks, what went up the most in the months preceding the war fell the most as investors pulled back.

From The Wall Street Journal

A construction worker pulled a suitcase as he headed into the crossing point on his way to Urumiye in western Iran, where his wife and 4-year-old son are living.

From The Wall Street Journal

But those hopes soon turned into regrets, as ABC pulled the plug on Season 22 of The Bachelorette three days before its premiere - a first in The Bachelor franchise's 24-year history.

From BBC

Related Words

• drag
• haul
• pick
• pluck
• remove
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• tug
• yank