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

Much of the frying process occurs under negative pressure, which increases the tendency for oil to be pulled into the food.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Shanti Rai, 45, runs a volunteer rescue group that helped save people stuck on rooftops and clinging to trees, and pulled bodies from the Teesta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The event marked the first gathering of gubernatorial hopefuls since USC pulled the plug on its debate last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Disney also just saw its $1 billion deal with OpenAI collapse after the AI company pulled the plug on its short-video-generating product Sora, which had figured to play a central role in the arrangement.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Then as I watched, a kind of odd, old farm wagon—old fashioned and out of place in the middle of a city—came lumbering across the square pulled by four enormous black horses.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

• drag
• haul
• pick
• pluck
• remove
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• stretch
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