Pull in
Pull in verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car
Trap
Trap verb - To catch or hold as if in a net.
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Trap and Pull in. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_in/trap
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Trap or Pull in. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_in/trap.
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