outpull

outpull
/owt'pool"/, v.t.
to exceed in ability to attract an audience, attention, etc.; outdraw: a film that is outpulling every other movie in town.
[1925-30; OUT- + PULL]

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  • outpull — transitive verb Date: 1926 outdraw 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • outpull — out•pull [[t]ˌaʊtˈpʊl[/t]] v. t. cvb outdraw 2) • Etymology: 1925 …   From formal English to slang

  • outpull — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: out + pull : to attract a larger audience than outpulls all other shows in town * * * /owt pool /, v.t. to exceed in ability to attract an audience, attention, etc.; outdraw: a film that is outpulling every …   Useful english dictionary

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