pull in
English
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Verb
[edit]pull in (third-person singular simple present pulls in, present participle pulling in, simple past and past participle pulled in)
- (literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside.
- After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in.
- (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.
- (idiomatic, intransitive, of a train or bus) To approach a station; to arrive at a station.
- Quick! The train's pulling in.
- 2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 49:
- The herd mentality appears strong at Cardiff. When the train pulls in, the majority of folk jam themselves into the car straight in front of them, while I walk to the back unit to share the rear car with just two other people.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something.
- She was pulled in for questioning.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To earn [money].
- He pulls in a lot of money.
- (idiomatic, nautical, transitive) To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.
- pull in the main sheet
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]to approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop
to approach a station
to earn [money]
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to tighten a sail by pulling on a rope
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