overpull

plural overpulls

1. uncountableusuallyThe 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.
2. uncountableusuallyengineeringThe driver for a pump that has the eccentrics above or beside the gear wheel.
3. uncountableusuallyThe act of pulling too much.

present singular third person overpulls · participle present overpulling · participle past overpulled · past overpulled

1. transitiveTo pull something with more force than (someone or something).
2. transitiveTo pull (something) too far, or with too much force.
3. video gamesTo lure away more enemies than one can handle in combat.

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   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.

   2008, Jobbles, “Dead server economy?”, in alt.games.warcraft (Usenet)