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outpull

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Etymology

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From out- +‎ pull.

Verb

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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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