"overpull" meaning in English

See overpull in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpʊl/ [noun], /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpʊl/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overpull2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overpull.wav [Southern-England] Forms: overpulls [plural]
Etymology: From over- + pull. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|pull}} over- + pull Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} overpull (usually uncountable, plural overpulls)
  1. (in an oil well) The amount of force that must be exerted on a pipe to pull it upward, above and beyond its own weight, due to drag and other forces. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-overpull-en-noun-z14llnoy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 21 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 4 36 26 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 31 7 35 28

Verb

IPA: /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpʊl/ [noun], /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpʊl/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overpull2.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overpull.wav [Southern-England] Forms: overpulls [present, singular, third-person], overpulling [participle, present], overpulled [participle, past], overpulled [past]
Etymology: From over- + pull. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|pull}} over- + pull Head templates: {{en-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). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overpull-en-verb-13PWFa2M
  2. (transitive) To pull (something) too far, or with too much force. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overpull-en-verb-yv~3iE2~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 21 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 4 36 26 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 31 7 35 28 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 21 19 36 24
  3. (video games) To lure away more monsters than one can handle in combat. Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-overpull-en-verb-5brh4Hch Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 21 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 4 36 26 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 31 7 35 28 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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