Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l in
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pull something, so that it comes inside.

Transitive verb

verb

To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to park by driving frontways into a parking spot.

Intransitive verb

verb

To approach a station; to arrive at a station.

Intransitive verb

verb

To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something.

Transitive verb

verb

To earn [money].

Transitive verb

verb

To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.

Transitive verb

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What does pull in mean?
To pull something, so that it comes inside.

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