overpull
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (noun) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpʊl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (verb) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpʊl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
overpull (usually uncountable, plural overpulls)
- (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.
Verb[edit]
overpull (third-person singular simple present overpulls, present participle overpulling, simple past and past participle overpulled)
- (transitive) To pull something with more force than (someone or something).
- (transitive) To pull (something) too far, or with too much force.
- (video games) To lure away more monsters than one can handle in combat.
- 2008, Jobbles, “Dead server economy?”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet):
- A big mistake I see a lot of warlocks do is overpulling with whatever demon they're using. VW's good for two (maybe three), but the succubus is only good for one at a time. But young warlocks don't know this, so they send their demon into a pack of mobs, start up with their DOT's and suddenly find themselves in the middle of melee because the demon can't hold aggro.