📖 Definitions of "Pull in"
verb
- 1
To pull something, so that it comes inside.
"After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in."
- 2
(of a vehicle) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop.
"A car just pulled in our driveway."
- 3
(of a train or bus) To approach a station; to arrive at a station.
"Quick! The train's pulling in."
- 4
To arrest someone; to take somoene to a police station because they may have done something.
"She was pulled in for questioning."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pull in"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pullverb | (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| move inverb | (intransitive) To start living or working in a new place; to transport one's belongings to a new home or workplace; to make one's home or workplace into a suitable environment. |
| accumulateverb | (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number. |
| draw inverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To attract. |
| rope inverb | (transitive) To cause (someone) to become involved in something they are reluctant to do; to draw into something. |
| get inverb | (transitive) To get into or inside something, literally or figuratively. |
| fetchverb | (transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get. |
| gainverb | (intransitive) To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make progress. |
| take inverb | (transitive) To receive. |
| collectverb | (transitive) To gather together; amass. |
| makeverb | (transitive) To create. |
| bring inverb | To introduce, add or initiate a person or group of people to an organisation or event; to give (someone) a share or portion of something. |
| earnverb | (transitive) To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. |
| clearverb | Transparent in colour. |
| drawverb | Senses relating to exerting force or pulling. |
| realizeverb | (transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time). |
| attractverb | (transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure. |
| pull intoverb | Synonym of pull in (To park frontways in a parking spot) |
| suck inverb | (transitive) To draw inward using suction. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, in. |
| put inverb | (transitive) To place inside. |
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