outpull

English

Etymology

out- + pull

Verb

outpull (third-person singular simple present outpulls, present participle outpulling, simple past and past participle outpulled)

  1. (transitive) To surpass in pulling.
    • 1994, Donald B. DeYoung, Science and the Bible (volume 1)
      One person can outpull several others by pulling on the end of the rope to draw the sticks together. You have actually made a block-and-tackle system, long used to gain what is called a mechanical advantage.

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