outpull

English

Etymology

Verb

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

(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.

Anagrams

pull out, pull-out, pullout

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