# Pull in

> Steering into the barrel instead of running away from it.

**What "pull in" means in surfing:** Steering into the barrel instead of running away from it.

**Example:** "Just pull in, the worst you can do is get smashed."

**Category:** Riding

## Related words

- [Barrel](https://surfslang.com/barrel): The hollow space inside a wave when its lip throws out ahead of the face, forming a tube a surfer can ride through.
- [Pig dog](https://surfslang.com/pig-dog): Riding a backhand barrel crouched low and grabbing the outside rail.
- [Stall](https://surfslang.com/stall): Slowing down on purpose, usually by leaning back, to wait for the curl or the barrel.

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Source: [Pull in](https://surfslang.com/pull-in) on Surfslang.com, the surf slang glossary. Full glossary: https://surfslang.com/llms.txt