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

Defenses dominated the first meeting between the two sides this season, with the 7-foot-5 Wembanyama making six blocks and 17 rebounds to fuel transitions as the Spurs pulled clear in the latter stages.

From Barron's

Trains pulled in every 15 or 20 minutes, as many as the endlessly enterprising operators of Ukraine's railway network could find in the sidings and marshalling yards.

From BBC

The IT director was allegedly pulled aside and told “that ‘the boss’ wanted the server deleted.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This rule to keep a company from adding a lot of money to the final bill is designed to prevent fraud, so what your moving company pulled was probably not legal.

From MarketWatch

She said his story changed and he claimed Kimberley was in the car and pulled the handbrake, causing it to crash.

From BBC

Related Words

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