āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
to pull in
[phrase form: pull]
01
āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻžāύāĻž
to attract or draw someone or something toward oneself, often due to charisma, influence, or distinct qualities
Transitive: to pull in a crowd or audience
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The celebrity was able to pull large crowds in with his magnetic presence.
āϏā§āϞāĻŋāĻŦā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻĒāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻžāύāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāύā§, āϏā§āĻā§āĻļāύ⧠āĻāϏāĻž
(of a train or bus) to arrive at a station
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll meet you as soon as my bus pulls in.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϤā§āĻŽāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻŦ āϝāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻāĻžāύāĻž, āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻž
to direct a vehicle to move to the side of the road or to another location where it can stop
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Seeing a rest area ahead, he pulled in to take a break.
āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻžāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϞā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to gather or assemble people or things together
Transitive: to pull in sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school pulled resources in to ensure the success of the charity event.
āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāϤāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāĻā§āύā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĢāϞā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĻ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻ āϰā§āĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž
to obtain money
Transitive: to pull in money
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
With his skills, he pulls in a high salary.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϤāύ āĻāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
06
āĻā§āϰā§āĻĢāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāĻāĻ āĻāϰāĻž
to arrest an individual, often for questioning
Transitive: to pull in sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The detectives pulled him in after they found evidence linking him to the crime.
āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§āύā§āĻĻāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĢāϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ āϝāĻāύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻāĻžāύ, āϏāĻāĻā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to tighten or make a gap smaller
Transitive: to pull in a gap
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As the gap between the boards widened, he pulled them in with a clamp.
āĻŦā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āύāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
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