What part of speech is pulled?

Pulled can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. pulled is a verb, past participle of pull (infinitive).
  • 2. pulled is a verb, past simple of pull (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does pulled mean?

Definitions

Verb

pull - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
pull - apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin"
pull - move into a certain direction; "the car pulls to the right"
pull - strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
pull - take away; "pull the old soup cans from the supermarket shelf"
pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
pull - steer into a certain direction; "pull one's horse to a stand"; "Pull the car over"
pull - cause to move in a certain direction by exerting a force upon, either physically or in an abstract sense; "A declining dollar pulled down the export figures for the last quarter"
pull - take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
pull - rein in to keep from winning a race; "pull a horse"
pull - operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"
pull - direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers"
pull - remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense; "pull weeds"; "extract a bad tooth"; "take out a splinter"; "extract information from the telegram"
pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
pull - bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; "draw a weapon"; "pull out a gun"; "The mugger pulled a knife on his victim"
pull - tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"
pull - strip of feathers; "pull a chicken"; "pluck the capon"

Examples of pulled

#   Sentence  
1. verb But last April, the rebels abruptly pulled out of negotiations demanding recognition, first, for the right to self-rule before proceeding any further.
2. verb GOODWYN: According to Archibald, Mr. Bush would also sometimes tell stories about his days at Yale in New Haven, and how whenever he got pulled over for erratic driving, he was let go after the officers discovered he was the grandson of a Connecticut US senator.
3. verb Off and on ( with Jackie Gentle's help ) I have pulled together a one page communication note on our fundamental operating standards ( itself a one page summary ).
4. verb Then 1 lap at a walk around the arena with both my legs pulled out as far as I can, so they are not touching the saddle.
5. verb Instead he pulled the military off, stopped the bombing of North Vietnam, withdrew from the presidential race, and spent the rest of his term in office trying to surrender to North Vietnam.
6. verb I feel like they didn't tell me the pitfalls before I pulled out this tile and now that I have no other options they want 5 TIMES the price?
7. verb The other guy was pulled over one day and a cop saw suspicious papers with names and social security numbers on it.
8. verb I wanted to be very blonde and instead he pulled my root color throughout my whole hair which is a gross mousey brown.
9. verb Suddenly Jim pulled the car up in front of the bank.
10. verb They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.
11. verb I pulled myself together and started my work.
12. verb Our train had already pulled out when we arrived at the station.
13. verb Everybody pulled their socks up, yeah.
14. verb Marcy burst into tears on hearing the news, but soon pulled herself together.
15. verb Tom pulled a long face when he heard the story.
Sentence  
verb
But last April, the rebels abruptly pulled out of negotiations demanding recognition, first, for the right to self-rule before proceeding any further.
GOODWYN: According to Archibald, Mr. Bush would also sometimes tell stories about his days at Yale in New Haven, and how whenever he got pulled over for erratic driving, he was let go after the officers discovered he was the grandson of a Connecticut US senator.
Off and on ( with Jackie Gentle's help ) I have pulled together a one page communication note on our fundamental operating standards ( itself a one page summary ).
Then 1 lap at a walk around the arena with both my legs pulled out as far as I can, so they are not touching the saddle.
Instead he pulled the military off, stopped the bombing of North Vietnam, withdrew from the presidential race, and spent the rest of his term in office trying to surrender to North Vietnam.
I feel like they didn't tell me the pitfalls before I pulled out this tile and now that I have no other options they want 5 TIMES the price?
The other guy was pulled over one day and a cop saw suspicious papers with names and social security numbers on it.
I wanted to be very blonde and instead he pulled my root color throughout my whole hair which is a gross mousey brown.
Suddenly Jim pulled the car up in front of the bank.
They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out.
I pulled myself together and started my work.
Our train had already pulled out when we arrived at the station.
Everybody pulled their socks up, yeah.
Marcy burst into tears on hearing the news, but soon pulled herself together.
Tom pulled a long face when he heard the story.

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