Pull In (Verb)
Meaning 1
Of trains; move into (a station); "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 3
Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 4
Get or bring together; "accumulate evidence".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The team of investigators worked diligently to pull in evidence from various sources as they pieced together the puzzling crime scene.
- As news of the charity spread, more volunteers began to pull in, eager to lend a helping hand.
- Over the course of several years, researchers pull in data from remote weather stations across the globe.
- Forensic scientists skillfully pull in disparate threads to unravel the tangled mystery.
- Analysts pour over financial records, working tirelessly to pull in crucial data in an effort to track money laundering.