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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pull-in, pull-upverb

    a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers

  2. attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw inverb

    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"

  3. gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring inverb

    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"

  4. pull in, get in, move in, draw inverb

    of trains; move into (a station)

    "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"

  5. collect, pull inverb

    get or bring together

    "accumulate evidence"

Wiktionary

  1. pull inverb

    to pull something, so that comes inside.

  2. pull inverb

    to arrest

  3. pull inverb

    to earn [money]

  4. pull inverb

    to approach a station.

  5. pull inverb

    to tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.

ChatGPT

  1. pull in

    Pull in generally means to attract or draw towards oneself or a particular location or direction. It can also refer to vehicles moving towards the side of the road or coming to a stop, such as a train arriving at a station. In a business context, it can mean to generate revenue or bring in money.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pull in in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pull in in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of pull in in a Sentence

  1. Madonna:

    That consciousness is everything and that all things begin with a thought. That we are responsible for our own fate, we reap what we sow, we get what we give, we pull in what we put out. I know these things for sure.

  2. Shawn Kravetz:

    There's no question that life is about cash flow. Even if you are highly confident that you will eventually get paid, people will pull in their horns and hunker down.

  3. Jennifer Cutrona:

    The little pocket knives I had collected over the years were all at home in the drawer with my pepper spray. I needed something I could pull in less than a second, i sewed a knife sheath into the layers of my sports bra. I put it back on and realized it worked wonderfully. My confidence was back. I was not trying to come up with something that would kill. Just something that would give me a few seconds to get away.

  4. Sassan Saatchi:

    The trees need to transpire to cool themselves and to add more water vapor into the atmosphere. But the soil doesn't have extra water for the trees to pull in, if this continues, the forest may no longer be able to sustain itself.

  5. Sean Marks:

    It is imperative that we continue to build chemistry as a team and remain true to our long-established values of togetherness and sacrifice, our championship goals for the season have not changed, and to achieve these goals each member of our organization must pull in the same direction.


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