From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpull in phrasal verb1 TTCif a driver pulls in, they move to the side of the road and stop She pulled in to let the ambulance pass.2 TTTif a train pulls in, it arrives at a station OPP pull out3 pull somebody/something ↔ inGET to attract business, money, people etc a publicity stunt to pull in the crowds4 pull in something informalBEWEARN if you pull in a lot of money, you earn it5 pull somebody ↔ inSCP if a police officer pulls someone in, they take them to a police station because they think that person may have done something wrong → pull→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
pull in• I rounded the corner, looking for a place to pull in.• Jeff parked in front of the house and I pulled in beside him.• Finally the bus pulled in, forty minutes late.• Just as the train was pulling in, there was a shout and someone fell onto the track.From Longman Business Dictionarypull in phrasal verb [transitive]1 pull something → in informal to earn a large amount of moneyWithin a short time, the business was pulling in over $10 million a year.The government expects to pull in around £1 billion from the new tax.2 pull somebody/something → in if an event pulls in a lot of people, they go to itThe show has been pulling in huge crowds in New York. → pull→ See Verb table 