outpull

verb

outpull

verb

Etymology From out- + pull.

1

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:

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