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WIKTIONARY
pull in
Verb
  • To pull something, so that comes inside. literally transitive
  • To arrest. idiomatic, transitive
  • To earn [money]. idiomatic, transitive
  • To approach a station. idiomatic, intransitive, of a train
  • To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope. idiomatic, nautical, transitive