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outpulling

outpulling is the present participle and gerund of outpull.

Meaning of outpull

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

Questions about outpulling

What is outpulling the present participle and gerund of?
Outpulling is the present participle and gerund of outpull.

Words near outpulling in the dictionary

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

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