overpull

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overpull

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌpʊl/
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpʊl/

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From over- + pull.

noun overpulls

uncountable, usually, 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.
uncountable, usually The driver for a pump that has the eccentrics above or beside the gear wheel.
uncountable, usually The act of pulling too much.

verb overpulls · overpulling · overpulled

transitive To pull something with more force than (someone or something).
transitive To pull (something) too far, or with too much force.
To lure away more enemies than one can handle in combat. 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 t

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@misc{overpull_2026,
  title = {overpull},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overpull},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}