pull in
/pʊl ɪn/
noun
- A place where vehicles can stop or park, especially a roadside area or a parking space.
- The truck driver used the pull-in to rest for a few hours.
- We stopped at a pull-in to have a picnic lunch.
- There is a small pull-in just before the bridge where you can take photos.
- An act of pulling something inward or drawing it closer.
- The machine's pull-in mechanism needs to be adjusted.
- The pull-in of the fishing net was hard work for the crew.
- He practiced the pull-in motion to improve his rowing technique.
verb
- To drive a vehicle to the side of the road or into a designated area and stop.
- She pulled in to the driveway and turned off the engine.
- Please pull in to the gas station so we can fill up the tank.
- The bus will pull in at the next stop in five minutes.
- To attract or draw something or someone inward or closer.
- The new exhibit is expected to pull in a large crowd.
- The company's low prices pull in many customers.
- He used a magnet to pull in the metal scraps from the floor.