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Pull in

verb

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

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

  2. 2
    get or bring together wordnet
  3. 3
    To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to park by driving frontways into a parking spot. idiomatic, intransitive

    "A car just pulled in our driveway."

  4. 4
    direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes wordnet
  5. 5
    To approach a station; to arrive at a station. idiomatic, intransitive

    "Quick! The train's pulling in."

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  1. 6
    of trains; move into (a station) wordnet
  2. 7
    To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something. idiomatic, transitive

    "She was pulled in for questioning."

  3. 8
    earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages wordnet
  4. 9
    To earn [money]. idiomatic, transitive

    "He pulls in a lot of money."

  5. 10
    To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope. idiomatic, transitive

    "pull in the main sheet"

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