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pull in

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: pull in

1
v
get or bring together
2
v
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: pull in
1

v get or bring together

Synonyms:
collect
Types:
archive, file away
put into an archive
beat up, drum up, rally
gather
Type of:
accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up
get or gather together

v direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

Synonyms:
attract, draw, draw in, pull
draw in, retract
pull inward or towards a center
curl, curl up, draw in
shape one's body into a curl
Antonyms:
beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse
cause to move back by force or influence
drive
cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force
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tug
pull hard
arrest, catch, get
attract and fix
draw in, retract
pull inward or towards a center
bring
attract the attention of
introvert, invaginate
fold inwards
Type of:
draw, force, pull
cause to move by pulling

v of trains; move into (a station)

Synonyms:
draw in, get in, move in
close in, draw in
advance or converge on
Antonyms:
get out, pull out
move out or away
back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, pull out
remove oneself from an obligation
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Type of:
arrive, come, get
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
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v earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Synonyms:
bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, realise, realize, take in
make
act in a certain way so as to acquire
clear, net, sack, sack up
make as a net profit
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eke out, squeeze out
make by laborious and precarious means
profit, turn a profit
make a profit; gain money or materially
rake off
take money from an illegal transaction
bring home, take home
earn as a salary or wage
rake in, shovel in
earn large sums of money
gross
earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
bear, pay, yield
bring in
line one's pockets
make a lot of money
turn a nice dime, turn a nice dollar, turn a nice penny
make a satisfactory profit
clean up
make a big profit; often in a short period of time
clear, net
yield as a net profit
pay off
yield a profit or result
Type of:
acquire, get
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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