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单词 pulled in
释义

pull in

verb

pulled in; pulling in; pulls in

transitive verb

1
: check, restrain
2
: arrest

intransitive verb

: to arrive at a destination or come to a stop

Synonyms

  • bridle
  • check
  • constrain
  • contain
  • control
  • curb
  • govern
  • hold
  • inhibit
  • keep
  • measure
  • regulate
  • rein (in)
  • restrain
  • rule
  • tame
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Example Sentences

a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

pulled in

verb

past tense of pull in
1
as in contained
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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  • contained
  • controlled
  • kept
  • regulated
  • curbed
  • restrained
  • measured
  • checked
  • suppressed
  • held
  • stifled
  • reined (in)
  • inhibited
  • tamed
  • held back
  • stopped
  • governed
  • constrained
  • ruled
  • bridled
  • swallowed
  • interrupted
  • squelched
  • muffled
  • minced
  • smothered
  • choked (back)
  • pocketed
  • repressed
  • bottled (up)
  • blocked
  • arrested
  • strangled
  • hindered
  • hampered
  • impeded
  • sank
  • sunk
  • silenced
  • handcuffed
  • obstructed
  • gagged
  • muzzled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lost
  • liberated
  • took out
  • expressed
  • loosened
  • unleashed
  • aired
  • loosed
  • vented
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2
as in arrested
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

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • arrested
  • seized
  • grabbed
  • apprehended
  • restrained
  • ran in
  • detained
  • captured
  • picked up
  • pinched
  • nabbed
  • snapped (up)
  • snatched
  • committed
  • nailed
  • collared
  • locked (up)
  • bust
  • nicked
  • caught
  • busted
  • trapped
  • jailed
  • imprisoned
  • incarcerated
  • landed
  • hooked
  • bound
  • confined
  • got
  • held
  • bagged
  • grappled
  • snared
  • interned
  • handcuffed
  • remanded
  • trammelled
  • shackled
  • fettered
  • jugged
  • trammeled
  • rearrested
  • immured
  • manacled
  • enchained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • discharged
  • released
  • sprang
  • sprung
  • liberated
  • loosened
  • freed
  • emancipated
  • loosed
  • unbound
  • unchained
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