| 单词 | dead pull |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdead pull 28. In dead pull, dead strain, applied to the absolute or utmost exertion of strength to move an inert or resisting body; sheer; also to such tension exerted without producing motion. See also dead lift n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > instance of > an effort > strong or muscular > required to move resisting body dead pull1812 dead strain1857 1812 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. I. 104 The weight which the animal exerting itself to the utmost, or at a dead pull, is just able to overcome. 1857 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. (ed. 3) I. 73 We may have pressure without motion, or dead pull..as at the critical instant when two nicely-matched wrestlers are balanced by the exertion of the utmost strength of each. 1864 A. Bain Senses & Intellect (ed. 2) i. ii. 197 This power taking the form of movement as distinct from dead strain. 1890 B. L. Gildersleeve Ess. & Stud. 64 There are things that must be learned by a dead pull. < as lemmas |
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