Home › Words › R › rimpullrimpullrimpull means the amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rimpull ranks #16,733 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rim (“of a wheel”) + pull (noun).nounThe amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.e.g.“With the double-reduction hubs we were double the available wheel power, or rimpull, so we should have been able to double the load.” — 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 180:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rimple 61% match — A wrinkle. vs rimpull →traction 60% match — The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power. vs rimpull →gription 54% match — The property of gripping and providing traction. vs rimpull →brakeforce 53% match — The force applied to a vehicle's brakes. vs rimpull →wrimple 53% match — To wrinkle, rumple. vs rimpull →pulling 52% match — The act by which something is pulled. vs rimpull →grippie 51% match — A grip; something used to take hold, or to reduce friction. vs rimpull →tractory 50% match — A tractrix. vs rimpull →