pulling in

Verb

pull in (third-person singular simple present pulls in, present participle pulling in, simple past and past participle pulled in)

1. (literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside.
   • After falling out of the boat, the crew pulled him in.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To approach or drive up to a place and come to a stop; to park by driving frontways into a parking spot.
   • A car just pulled in our driveway.
3. (idiomatic, intransitive) To approach a station; to arrive at a station.
   • Quick! The train's pulling in.
4. (idiomatic, transitive) To arrest someone; to take someone to a police station because they may have done something.
   • She was pulled in for questioning.
5. (idiomatic, transitive) To earn [money].
   • He pulls in a lot of money.
6. (idiomatic, transitive) To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.
   • pull in the main sheet