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  • verb literally, transitive To pull something, so that comes inside.
  • verb idiomatic, transitive To arrest.
  • verb idiomatic, intransitive, of a train To approach a station.
  • verb idiomatic, nautical, transitive To tighten a sail by pulling on a rope.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
  • verb of trains; move into (a station)
  • verb get or bring together
  • verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

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