pulled

[poold]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulled¹

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

Example Sentences

"At around that time, my mum started to develop dementia, and I felt I was being pulled in so many different directions," she explained to presenter Anita Rani.

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The leaks occur due to a design element in which air you breathe on an aircraft is pulled through the engine.

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It has also pulled every available financial lever, including selling off the Chelsea women’s team to the club’s own parent company.

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It’s why fans in Cincinnati are still weepy-eyed that Sinner pulled out sick from a final there.

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The 40-year-old infectious diseases physician at Massachusetts General Hospital pulled her first all-nighter since she was a medical resident to pore over papers, and worked into the late hours after her daughter’s second birthday.

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Related Words

• drag 
• haul 
• pick 
• pluck 
• remove 
• rip 
• stretch 
• take out 
• tear 
• tow 
• trail 
• tug 
• yank