pull in

See also: pullin, pull-in, and pullin'

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

pull in (third-person singular simple present pulls in, present participle pulling in, simple past and past participle pulled in)

1. (literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside.

   After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in.

2. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle or driver) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to park by driving frontways into a parking spot.

   A car just pulled in our driveway.

3. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a train or bus) To approach a station; to arrive at a station.

   Quick! The train's pulling in.

4. (idiomatic, transitive) To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something.

   She was pulled in for questioning.

5. (idiomatic, transitive) To earn [money].

   He pulls in a lot of money.

6. (idiomatic, nautical, transitive) To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.

   pull in the main sheet

Derived terms

• pull in one's horns

Translations

to pull something inside

• Indonesian: menarik (id)
• Portuguese: puxar para dentro

to approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop

to approach a station

• Bulgarian: влизам (bg) (vlizam)
• Indonesian: mendekati (id)
• Portuguese: encostar (pt), chegar (pt)

to arrest

• Indonesian: menangkap (id)

to earn [money]

• Bulgarian: заработвам (bg) (zarabotvam)
• Indonesian: mendapatkan (id), memperoleh (id), menghasilkan (id)

to tighten a sail by pulling on a rope

• Bulgarian: свивам (bg) (svivam), зарифявам (zarifjavam)
• Indonesian: mengencangkan (id), memperkencang (id)

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