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outpull

American  
[out-pool] / ˌaʊtˈpʊl /

verb (used with object)

  1. to exceed in ability to attract an audience, attention, etc.; outdraw.

    a film that is outpulling every other movie in town.


Etymology

Origin of outpull

First recorded in 1925–30; out- + pull

Example Sentences

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He airlifted nearly 4,000 farmers and dealers to Phoenix, Ariz, to unveil the "1960 Case-O-Matic Line," lashed his tractors stern to stern with competitors' models to show how they could outpull them.

From Time Magazine Archive

And while we humans may have the ability to outpull a shark, the soft, creamy foods we eat have resulted in our being somewhat less than a match for him, dentally.

From Time Magazine Archive

To run your eves over him, you’d think he could outpull three dogs of his own weight. 

From Lost Face by London, Jack

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