"pull in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-pull in.ogg [Australia] Forms: pulls in [present, singular, third-person], pulling in [participle, present], pulled in [participle, past], pulled in [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: literally, transitive Derived forms: pull in one's horns Translations (to pull something inside): menarik (Indonesian), puxar para dentro (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pull_in-en-verb-ZW8tFEsE Disambiguation of 'to pull something inside': 76 10 3 6 1 5
  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. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, of a vehicle or driver
    Sense id: en-pull_in-en-verb-ls9WrhZH
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive, of a train or bus) To approach a station; to arrive at a station. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, of a train or bus Translations (to approach a station): влизам (vlizam) (Bulgarian), mendekati (Indonesian), encostar (Portuguese), chegar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-pull_in-en-verb-toU5K6Mt Disambiguation of 'to approach a station': 1 18 74 4 1 1
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to arrest): menangkap (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-pull_in-en-verb-7gouu4Mc Disambiguation of 'to arrest': 3 13 6 70 2 6
  5. (idiomatic, transitive) To earn [money]. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to earn [money]): заработвам (zarabotvam) (Bulgarian), mendapatkan (Indonesian), memperoleh (Indonesian), menghasilkan (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-pull_in-en-verb-u-j2x8nM Disambiguation of 'to earn [money]': 0 1 1 1 95 1
  6. (idiomatic, nautical, transitive) To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (to tighten a sail by pulling on a rope): свивам (svivam) (Bulgarian), зарифявам (zarifjavam) (Bulgarian), mengencangkan (Indonesian), memperkencang (Indonesian)
    Sense id: en-pull_in-en-verb-h0xRGYd- Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'to tighten a sail by pulling on a rope': 1 1 1 1 1 95

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pull in meaning in English (5.4kB)

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      "sense": "to approach a station",
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      "sense": "to earn [money]",
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