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单词 pulls 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

pulls in

verb

present tense third-person singular of pull in
1
as in contains
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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  • contains
  • controls
  • keeps
  • regulates
  • curbs
  • measures
  • restrains
  • checks
  • rules
  • holds
  • holds back
  • suppresses
  • stifles
  • reins (in)
  • governs
  • tames
  • inhibits
  • constrains
  • stops
  • bridles
  • swallows
  • interrupts
  • pockets
  • smothers
  • minces
  • chokes (back)
  • represses
  • squelches
  • blocks
  • arrests
  • muffles
  • hampers
  • hinders
  • strangles
  • impedes
  • sinks
  • bottles (up)
  • handcuffs
  • silences
  • muzzles
  • obstructs
  • gags

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • loses
  • takes out
  • liberates
  • expresses
  • loosens
  • unleashes
  • looses
  • airs
  • vents
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2
as in arrests
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

  • arrests
  • seizes
  • grabs
  • runs in
  • picks up
  • apprehends
  • restrains
  • detains
  • captures
  • nails
  • commits
  • collars
  • snaps (up)
  • pinches
  • nabs
  • snatches
  • catches
  • locks (up)
  • nicks
  • busts
  • traps
  • lands
  • confines
  • jails
  • hooks
  • bags
  • imprisons
  • interns
  • gets
  • snares
  • holds
  • binds
  • grapples
  • enchains
  • immures
  • incarcerates
  • handcuffs
  • shackles
  • fetters
  • remands
  • jugs
  • trammels
  • manacles
  • rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • discharges
  • springs
  • releases
  • liberates
  • frees
  • loosens
  • looses
  • emancipates
  • unbinds
  • unchains
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