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Verb pull in has 4 senses
- attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in - 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"
--1 is one way to pull, draw, force
Sample sentences:
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
- gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in - 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"
--2 is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
They pull in the money
- pull in, get in, move in, draw in - move into (a station) of trains; "The bullet train drew into Tokyo Station"
--3 is one way to arrive, get, come
Antonyms: pull out, get out
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- collect, pull in - get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
--4 is one way to roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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