pulled

[ poold ]

/ pʊld /

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

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

And I tell Ollie, just look at me, because they just pulled out the pistolas.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Everything turned around and we pulled it together, got our act together for the big ten.
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He was then literally slapped around by the high priest, who pulled on his ears in an effort to produce tears.
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To be fair, no artist had ever been asked to, or could have pulled it off if they had.
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The claim is one of a series of allegations made in a controversial documentary that the BBC has now pulled.
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But it was too late: the finger had pulled the trigger and the ball sped true.
To Leeward|F. Marion Crawford
When we were done he pulled his papers before him and sat looking at them dully.
Hurricane Island|H. B. Marriott Watson
The bar fell aside and he pulled a .45 pistol from its clamp.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
When the oars on one side are pulled, and those on the other are backed, the boat is made to turn on its own water.
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Jimmy, guided by Beth, swept along the village street, charged the short hill to the vicarage gate and pulled up before the door.
The Smuggler's Cave|George A. Birmingham