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

About half an hour later, a dinghy full of armed troops wearing tactical gear pulled alongside the Marinette, with a much larger military vessel visible in the background.

From BBC

I have relationships with them where they’ll be like, “Oh, I pulled this with you in mind.”

From Los Angeles Times

It requires more than 9,000 ft of extremely technical ice climbing, often in brutal weather, and had only been successfully climbed by about 20 people before Miller pulled it off solo.

From Los Angeles Times

That man pulled a shotgun out of a bag, screamed “F@#$ Urban Alchemy” to Alexander and shot him in his leg, according to reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle.

From Los Angeles Times

He pulled it last month after outcry from victim advocacy groups that said it trampled on the rights of survivors.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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