PULL IN

Pronunciation (US):

• PULL IN (verb)
  The verb PULL IN has 4 senses:

1. direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
2. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
3. move into (a station) of trains
4. get or bring together

  Familiarity information: PULL IN used as a verb is uncommon.

• PULL IN (verb)

Meaning:

Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

attract; pull in; draw in; pull; draw

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms (to "pull in" is one way to...):

draw; force; pull (cause to move by pulling)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull in"):

tug (pull hard)

arrest; catch; get (attract and fix)

draw in; retract (pull inward or towards a center)

bring (attract the attention of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP

Meaning:

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

earn; realise; bring in; pull in; realize; gain; make; take in; clear

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms (to "pull in" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull in"):

gross (earn before taxes, expenses, etc.)

rake in; shovel in (earn large sums of money)

bring home; take home (earn as a salary or wage)

rake off (take money from an illegal transaction)

profit; turn a profit (make a profit; gain money or materially)

eke out; squeeze out (make by laborious and precarious means)

bear; pay; yield (bring in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They pull in the money

Meaning:

Move into (a station) of trains

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

move in; pull in; get in; draw in

Context example:

The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station

Hypernyms (to "pull in" is one way to...):

arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Antonym:

pull out (move out or away)

Meaning:

Get or bring together

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

collect; pull in

Context example:

accumulate evidence

Hypernyms (to "pull in" is one way to...):

accumulate; amass; collect; compile; hoard; pile up; roll up (get or gather together)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pull in"):

archive; file away (put into an archive)

beat up; drum up; rally (gather)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something