Pulled is the past participle of pull, used as an adjective to describe something drawn toward oneself or tense or overstretched. In everyday use it often conveys action completed or objects being dragged or drawn tight, and can function in metaphorical senses (as in “pulled muscles” or “pulled pork”). The word centers on the /pʊld/ cluster and conveys a completed, action-result meaning.
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