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overpulling

overpulling is the present participle and gerund of overpull.

Meaning of overpull

Verb

overpull (third-person singular simple present overpulls, present participle overpulling, simple past and past participle overpulled)

  1. (transitive) To pull something with more force than (someone or something).
  2. (transitive) To pull (something) too far, or with too much force.
  3. To lure away more enemies than one can handle in combat.
    • A big mistake I see a lot of warlocks do is overpulling with whatever demon they're using. VW's good for two (maybe three), but the succubus is only good for one at a time. But young warlocks don't know this, so they send their demon into a pack of mobs, start up with their DOT's and suddenly find...2008, Jobbles, “Dead server economy?”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet)

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Questions about overpulling

What is overpulling the present participle and gerund of?
Overpulling is the present participle and gerund of overpull.

Words near overpulling in the dictionary

  1. overpublicizes
  2. overpublicizing
  3. overpublish
  4. overpull
  5. overpulled
  6. overpulling
  7. overpulls
  8. overpulse
  9. overpulsed
  10. overpulses
  11. overpulsing

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