PULL IN


Meaning of PULL IN in English

pull in phrasal verb ( see also ↑ pull )

1 . if a driver pulls in, they move to the side of the road and stop:

She pulled in to let the ambulance pass.

2 . if a train pulls in, it arrives at a station OPP pull out

3 . pull somebody/something ↔ in to attract business, money, people etc:

a publicity stunt to pull in the crowds

4 . pull in something informal if you pull in a lot of money, you earn it

5 . pull somebody ↔ in if a police officer pulls someone in, they take them to a police station because they think that person may have done something wrong

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.