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Synonyms of pulling in
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as in containing
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as in arresting
- as in containing
- as in arresting
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pulling in
verb
Definition of pulling in
present participle of pull in
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as in containing
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long
Synonyms & Similar Words
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containing
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controlling
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regulating
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keeping
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curbing
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restraining
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measuring
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reining (in)
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taming
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checking
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holding back
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stifling
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suppressing
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ruling
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governing
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holding
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inhibiting
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constraining
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bridling
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stopping
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choking (back)
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bottling (up)
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swallowing
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interrupting
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mincing
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repressing
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squelching
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smothering
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strangling
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muffling
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pocketing
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blocking
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impeding
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arresting
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silencing
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hindering
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sinking
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hampering
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obstructing
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handcuffing
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gagging
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muzzling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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losing
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taking out
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loosening
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liberating
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expressing
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venting
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airing
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unleashing
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loosing
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losing
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taking out
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loosening
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liberating
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expressing
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venting
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airing
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unleashing
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loosing
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2
as in arresting
to take or keep under one’s control by authority of law
he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car
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arresting
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seizing
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running in
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grabbing
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picking up
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apprehending
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restraining
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snapping (up)
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detaining
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locking (up)
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pinching
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capturing
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committing
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nailing
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nicking
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snatching
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busting
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nabbing
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catching
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collaring
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jailing
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trapping
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grappling
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incarcerating
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imprisoning
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confining
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hooking
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snaring
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trammelling
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landing
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binding
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bagging
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immuring
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holding
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getting
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manacling
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interning
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rearresting
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handcuffing
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remanding
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fettering
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shackling
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jugging
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trammeling
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enchaining
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
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discharging
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releasing
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springing
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freeing
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loosening
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liberating
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loosing
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emancipating
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unbinding
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unchaining
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discharging
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releasing
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springing
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freeing
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loosening
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liberating
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loosing
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emancipating
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unbinding
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unchaining
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Thesaurus Entries Near pulling in
pulling down
pulling in
pulling off
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зарабатывать, отъехать, втягивать, осаживать, загребать, арестовать, прибывать
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- сдерживать себя
I must pull in or my letter will never end — я не должен увлекаться, иначе /а то/ я никогда не кончу этого письма
- разг. сокращать расходы
- разг. арестовывать
- стягивать
to pull in troops — воен. стягивать войска
- привлекать, притягивать (публику)
- останавливать
to be pulled in for speeding — быть остановленным за превышение скорости
- останавливаться (в пути)
let’s pull in here and have something to eat — давайте остановимся здесь и перекусим
- прибывать (на станцию, к месту назначения и т. п.)
I pulled in this morning — я прибыл сегодня утром
to pull in one’s horns — присмиреть, стушеваться; сбавить тон
to pull in one’s belt — затянуть (потуже) пояс
to pull in the slack — усовершенствовать организацию труда (фирмы, предприятия и т. п.)
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Let’s pull in here and have something to eat.
Давай остановимся здесь и перекусим.
The train pulled in and all the passengers got off.
Поезд прибыл на станцию, и все пассажиры вышли.
The new singer is pulling the crowds in.
На нового певца собираются толпы.
The police have pulled him in for questioning.
Полиция задержала его для допроса.
The low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers.
Низкие цены по-прежнему привлекают толпы жаждущих покупателей.
I got pulled in to help with the school concert again!
Меня опять уговорили помогать со школьным концертом!
Your horse is trying to go too fast; you must pull him in.
Твой конь бежит слишком быстро, осади его.
We’ve had a spending binge that’s been crazy. Now we have to pull in the belt.
Мы сорили деньгами направо и налево, но теперь нам нужно затянуть пояса.
He has a lot of pull in local political circles.
У него большое влияние в местных политических кругах.
A company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long.
Компании, которые не могут справиться с сокращением расходов, недолго останутся в деле.
His family’s name gives him a lot of pull in this town.
Благодаря своей фамилии он очень влиятелен в этом городе.
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
You need something to pull in the punters (=attract them).
Using celebrities in advertising is guaranteed to pull in big bucks.
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Used when describing what somebody has done or when comparing how somebody imitated another. Its past tense is also very popular; pulled a.
It can also be used as a temporary insult. Saying that somebody pulled a (whatever) doesn’t mean that you necessarily think they are whatever you said; it means that you think only what they did at that time was (whatever).
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Word used to describe the successful act of attracting a person to such an extent that you would be able to snog or perhaps bone them if you so desired.
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English word that means to hook up with someone or make out with them, often at a party or nightclub. Tongues are often involved. You can also be ‘on the pull’, which means to seek out or pursue someone with whom you want to get off with (often a complete stranger).
Katie went to Jamie’s party on the pull, where she met Dean and fulfilled her aim of getting off with someone she didn’t know.
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