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outpull

outpull verb: to surpass in pulling.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To surpass in pulling.
    • 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.1994, Donald B. DeYoung, Science and the Bible, volume 1

Forms of outpull

third-person singular presentoutpulls
present participleoutpulling
past participleoutpulled
pastoutpulled

Origin of outpull

From out- + pull.

Questions about outpull

What does outpull mean?
Outpull means to surpass in pulling.
What part of speech is outpull?
Outpull is a verb.
What is the past tense of outpull?
The past tense of outpull is outpulled.

Words near outpull in the dictionary

  1. outpublishing
  2. outpuff
  3. outpuffed
  4. outpuffing
  5. outpuffs
  6. outpull
  7. outpulled
  8. outpulling
  9. outpulls
  10. outpunch
  11. outpunched

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