pull-in
Origin of pull-in
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British Dictionary definitions for pull in
(intr often foll by to) to reach a destination: the train pulled in at the station
Also: pull over (intr) (of a motor vehicle, driver, etc)
to draw in to the side of the road in order to stop or to allow another vehicle to pass
to stop (at a café, lay-by, etc)
(tr) to draw or attract: his appearance will pull in the crowds
(tr) slang to arrest
(tr) to earn or gain (money)
British a roadside café, esp for lorry drivers
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Other Idioms and Phrases with pull-in
Arrive at a destination, as in The train pulled in right on time. [c. 1900]
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