单词 | pull-in |
释义 | pull-in[ pool-in ] / ˈpʊlˌɪn / noun, adjective British.drive-in. Origin of pull-inFirst recorded in 1935–40; noun, adj. use of verb phrase pull in Words nearby pull-inpullet, pulley, pulley bone, pulley stile, pull hitter, pull-in, pulling boat, pulling teeth, pull in one's horns, Pullman, pullman kitchen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pull-inpull in verb (adverb)(intr often foll by to) to reach a destinationthe train pulled in at the station Also: pull over (intr) (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc)
(tr) to draw or attracthis appearance will pull in the crowds (tr) slang to arrest (tr) to earn or gain (money) noun pull-inBritish a roadside café, esp for lorry drivers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with pull-inpull in Arrive at a destination, as in The train pulled in right on time. [c. 1900] Rein in, restrain, as in She pulled in her horse, or The executives did not want to pull in their most aggressive salesmen. [c. 1600] Arrest a suspect, as in The police said they could pull him in on lesser charges. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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