Pull In

Definition: Pull In

Pull In

Verb

1. Direct toward itself or oneself; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers".

2. Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month".

3. Move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station".

4. Get or bring together; "accumulate evidence".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: Pull In

Restraint

Keep under; repress, suppress; smother; pull in, rein in; hold, hold fast; keep a tight hand on; prohibit; inhibit, cohibit.

Crosswords: Pull In

They pull in, and then they pull out, and they turn, and they back up. (The Other Sister; writing credit: Alexandra Rose; Blair Richwood)

We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts (1979; performing artist: Smashing Pumpkins)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Tuna caught with rod and reel and live bait. Man with rod and reel is out of picture to right; man on left is helping pull in the fish; man on right is waiting to gaff the fish. Credit: Fisheries.

Indian fishermen pull in net heavy with salmon. Celilo Falls, Oregon. Credit: Library of Congress.

American seaman giving a haircut to a fellow member of the crew as they pull in to unload their freight which is destined for Russia somewhere in the Middle East. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Political Economy

NIGERIA

Many of these stations utilize large satellite dishes and decoders to pull in transmissions for rebroadcast, providing unfair competition for legitimate public and private television stations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "pull in": pull in one's horns ♦ pull in pieces ♦ to pull in one's horns. Additional references.

Albanian

ndal (arrest, becalm, check, close up, cut, discontinue, end, fight off, fold, halt, heave to, hold, interrupt, pull up, rein up, shut down, stay, stem, stop), kafene buzë rrugës (pull up), hyn në stacion, fitoj (carry off, come by, come into, command, earn, fight down, gain, gain upon, get, get the best of, make, net, obtain, outfight, overcome, overthrow, possess, profit, realize, score, score off, take, touch, win). (various references)

Arabic 

‏أوقف (arrest, arrested, break, can, cease, challenge, check, choke, cut, cut out, discontinue, estop, garage, halt, hinder, intercept, kill, nick, nobble, obstruct, shut off, stand, stay, stem, stop, turn off). (various references)

Bulgarian 

спирка (halt, rest, stage, station, stop), спирам (arrest, bit, block, brake, bring to, bring to rest, bring up, call a halt, cease, check, come to a halt, come to rest, cut, cut off, cut short, die, discontinue, draw up, drive up, dwell, end, fix, go phut, halt, hang up, heave to, hold back, hold in, immobilize, impede, inhibit, intervene, keep off, kill, leave off, lock, occlude, preclude, prevent, pull up, put in, quash, quit, run down, snub, stint, stop, suppress, suspend, trammel, trig, withhold), крайпътно кафене, влизам (bob in, come in, enter, get in, get into, go, go in, hive, incur, inure, pass in, pass into, put in, step in, turn in, walk in), пристигам (arrive, come, come through, get through, hail, land, reach, roll around, roll round), приближавам се (approach, approximate, converge, draw near, drive up, walk up), придвижвам се (move on, pull), дръпвам (hitch, jerk, pull, pull at, pull away, pull down, retract, strike, suck at, tug, tweak, twitch, withdraw). (various references)

Czech

vtáhnutí, vtáhnout (drag in). (various references)

Danish

driftsophørskørsel. (various references)

Dutch

terugkeer rit. (various references)

Finnish

paluuajo varikolle. (various references)

French

parking (pull off), parcours HLP, parcours haut-le-pied, s'arrêter (pull up), entrer, arriver. (various references)

German

haltelatz, ankommen (arrival, arrive, catch on, come, come across, come along, come down, end up, get, get in, get over, get to, go down, go down well, go over, hinge, move in, take off, to arrive, wander in), anziehen (adjust, allure, apply, attract, be popular, boom, clothe, draw, draw up, dress, get on, hardness, jerk, make the first move, pull, pull tight, put on, rise, screw up, set out, shove on, start moving, start pulling, tighten, to attract, to dress, to tog, tug, wear), Aussetzfahrt, einfahren (bed in, break in, bring in, come in, draw in, knock down, retract, run in), einholen (catch up, gain on, gain upon, haul down, haul in, lower, make good, make up, obtain, overtake, overtaking, reel in, ride down, take down, wind in), einkassieren (collect), anhalten (admonish, cease, come to a halt, continue, encourage, hail, halt, halted, hold up, keep up, last, linger, persist, persistence, scold, stop, to arrest, to stop, urge), einziehen (breathe in, bring in, call in, call up, collect, confiscate, conscript, draft, draw in, draw up, duck, gather in, haul in, hold in, hunch, indent, induct, levy, lower, march in, move in, move into, muster in, put in, recall, requisition, retract, retraction, seize, settle in, sniff, soak in, soak up, suck in, take away, take in, thread, to move in, wind in, withdraw), zügeln (bridle, chasten, check, curb, hold in, keep in, quell, rein in, restrain, rule, school, tame, to curb), hineinfahren (drive in, go into, move in), hineinziehen (drag in, entangle, go in, implicate, involve, move in, to involve), kassieren (abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, cancel, cashier, collect, confiscate, make money, nab, quash, remit, take away, take the money, to take the money, walk off with), rastplatz (picnic area, resting place), raststätte (loafing site), sich einziehen lassen, einlaufen (arrive, be received, come in, enter, finish, run in, shrink, shrinkage, wear in). (various references)

Greek 

ματαίωση δρομολογίου, τραβώ προσ τα μέσα. (various references)

Hungarian

behúz (retract, shirr, to draw down, to draw in, to gauge, to pull in, to retract), befut (make a hit, ran, run, to get in, to put in, to roll up, to run), autóscsárda. (various references)

Indonesian

mengekang (bridle, curb, pull in the reins, trammel). (various references)

Italian

trattenere (Bate, contain, curb, deduct, detain, deter, entertain, hold, hold back, hold off, keep, keep oneself, remain, restrain, retain, suppress, withhold), tirare su (toss, tuck up), tirare dentro (rope in), fermare (arrest, check, contain, cut off, fasten, fix, halt, hold, interrupt, pull up, shut down, stall, stay, stop, tie), corsa per il deposito, attirare (allure, attract, catch, draw, engage, pull, rivet, take). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

釣り上�'る (to boost, to pull in, to raise), 手繰る (to pull in). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たぐる (to pull in), つりあ�'る (to boost, to hang up, to lift, to pull in, to raise, to suspend). (various references)

Manx

troggal (arise, boost, breed, breeding, bring off, bringing up, build, building, buzz off, construct, contract, contract as disease, contraction, development, edifice, elaborate, elaboration, elevate, freshen, freshen of wind, gather up, getting up, harvest, heave, heave as shoulders, hoist, input, invoke, lift, lifting, nurture, pick off; absorption, pick up, put up, raise, raise up, rally, rear, rearing, rig up, rise, set in rows, sing up, structure, take, train, train as child, winch, wind, winding), tayrn stiagh (call in, draw in, inhale), scuirr ec stashoon pedryl, cur streean er (check, delimit, moderate, restrain). (various references)

Pig Latin

ullpay inay

Portuguese

viagem de recolha. (various references)

Romanian

rupe în bucãţi (break up, pull in pieces, shred, tear to pieces, tear to ribbons). (various references)

Russian 

втягивать (embroil, retract), закусочная по дороге (pull up). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

pritegnuti (tighten), uvući (drag in, hold in, indent, pop in, retract, suck in, tuck, tuck in), uhapsiti (arrest, bust up, detain, immure, imprison, incarcerate, nab, pick up, pinch, quod, run in), stići (arrive, catch up, come, get, get in, reach, reach out), kafić pored puta. (various references)

Spanish

pararse (break off, cut out, draw up, end, get up, halt, lead, Parry, pull up, stall, stand up, stop, stopping, ward off, wind down), tirar de (draw, lug, pluck at, pull on, tug), retirar un vehículo, restaurante de carretera (pull up), restaurante de camino, mandar a retiro, llegar (arrive, blow in, break through, bring up, catch, come, come across, come in, come of, come over, come round, come through, dock, draw in, end up, get, get around, get in, immigrate, infiltrate, invade, jockey, land, last out, pass, reach, ride up, roll along, roll in, roll up, spend, throw out, to arrive, top off, touch down, travel, turn up, vaporize), entrar en la estación, entrar (access, approach, attack, bob in, bring in, call in, capture, come in, draw in, enter, fit, get at, get in, go in, go up, input, introduce, invade, march in, pass in, perform, put in, rise, sail in, show in, step in, tackle, to enter, wade in, walk in), detener (arrest, capture, detain, get, halt, hinder, hold up, keep, pick up, pull, secure, seize, set back, stay, stop, take), cobrar (call in, carry off, cash, charge, collect, draw, gain, get, put on, receive, regain, retrieve, take up), atraer (allure, appeal, appeal to, arrest, attire, attract, beat up, beckon, bring in, draw, draw in, engage, entice, fetch, inveigle, invoke, lure, pull, tempt), apartadero (rest area, rest stop, sidetrack). (various references)

Swedish

tomkörning till uppställningsplats, kafe (café, coffee room), hålla in (hold in, keep in). (various references)

Turkish

tutuklamak (apprehend, arrest, bust, imprison, jail, Nick, pick up, rap, seize, take into custody, take smb. in charge), istasyona girmek (draw in), hapse atmak (clap into gaol, clap on, put in prison, send up, shop, throw into prison), durmak (be, cease, come to a halt, come to a stop, discontinue, draw rein, draw up, endure, halt, harp, hold, hold on, intermit, keep, let up, linger, pack up, pull up, remain, rest, run down, stall, stand, stay, stop), durdurmak (abort, arrest, baulk, block, bring short, call a halt, call off, cease, check, choke back, choke down, choke off, collar, Crimp, deactivate, discontinue, draw up, give over, halt, hold back, hold up, intercept, intermit, jam, jugulate, lock, paralyse, paralyze, pull up, put a stop to, shut off, stanch, staunch, stay, stem, still, stop, Stow, suppress, suspend). (various references)

Ukrainian

втягувати (haul in, involve, retract, web), закусочна для автомобілістів, загрібати (claw, rake, rake in, scoop up). (various references)

concerperet. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: lupin.

-2 letters: nill, null, pill, puli, pull.

-3 letters: ill, lin, lip, nil, nip, pin, piu, pul, pun.

-4 letters: in, li, nu, pi, un, up.

+1 letter: lupulin, pulling.

+2 letters: lupulins, nauplial, pulingly.

+3 letters: cupelling, painfully, plaintful, plentiful, pollinium, polluting, pollution, upwelling.

+4 letters: inculpable, multiplant, outpolling, outpulling, painfuller, pollutions, pummelling, purblindly, puzzlingly, upswelling, upwellings.

+5 letters: allopurinol, cupellation, equipollent, lilliputian, manipulable, multiplying, municipally, nucleophile, nulliparous, outspelling, painfullest, penicillium, plentifully, pluralizing, pullulating, pullulation, punchinello, spurgalling, suppliantly, unplausible, unpolitical, untypically.