Noun: pull-in pûl in
Usage: Brit
Usage: Brit
- A roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers
"The truckers stopped at the pull-in for a quick meal";
- pull-up [Brit]
- Of trains; move into (a station)
"The express train pulled in right on schedule";
- get in, move in, draw in
- Get or bring together
"The fisherman pulled in his nets";
- collect
- Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
"The ad pulled in many potential customers";
- attract, pull, draw, draw in
- [informal] Receive money in return for work; make a profit as the result of some business transaction
"He pulls in $5,000 each month";
- gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise [Brit], bring in
Derived forms: pull-ins, pulled in, pulling in, pulls in
See also: suck
Type of: accumulate, acquire, amass, arrive, cafe, café, caff [Brit, informal], coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse, collect, come, compile, draw, get, hoard, pile up, pull, roll up