haul

haul  (hôl)

v. hauled, haul·ing, hauls

v.tr.

1. To pull or drag forcibly; tug. See Synonyms at pull.

2. To transport, as with a truck or cart.

3. Informal To compel to go, especially for trial: "hauled the huge companies into court" Peter Matthiessen.

4. Nautical To change the course of (a ship), especially in order to sail closer into the wind.

v.intr.

1. To pull; tug.

2. To provide transportation; cart.

3.

a. To shift direction: The wind hauled to the east.

b. To change one's mind.

4. Nautical To change the course of a ship.

n.

1. The act of pulling or dragging.

2. The act of transporting or carting.

3. A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported.

4. Something that is pulled or transported; a load.

5. Everything collected or acquired by a single effort; the take: a big haul of fish.

Phrasal Verbs:

haul off Informal

1. To draw back slightly, as in preparation for initiating an action: "hauled off and smacked the hapless aide across the face" Bill Barol.

2. To shift operations to a new place; to move away.

haul up

To come to a halt.

Idiom:

haul ass Vulgar Slang

To move quickly: We'll be late if you don't haul ass.

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[Middle English haulen, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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hauler n.

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haul

Verb

1. to drag or pull (something) with effort

2. to transport, such as in a lorry

3. Naut to alter the course of (a vessel)

Noun

1. the act of dragging with effort

2. a quantity of something obtained: a good haul of fish, a huge haul of stolen goods

3. long haul

a. a long journey

b. a long difficult process [Old French haler]

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Haul a single draft of fish; anything caught or taken at one time. See also cast, catch.

Examples: haul of fish, 1885; of salmon, 1780.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	haul - the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" haulage, draw pull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" tow, towage - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"
	2.	haul - the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" catch indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
Verb	1.	haul - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" cart, drag, hale draw, pull, force - cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" bouse, bowse - haul with a tackle
	2.	haul - transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market" carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river" piggyback - haul by railroad car piggyback - haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

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haul

verb 1. drag, draw, pull, hale, heave

verb 2. pull, trail, convey, tow, move, carry, transport, tug, cart, hump Brit. (slang) lug

noun 3. yield, gain, spoils, find, catch, harvest, loot, takings, booty

Translations

haul [hɔːl] vt → tirar, jalar (LAM);

(by lorry) → transportar

n [of fish] → redada; [of stolen goods etc] → botín m

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haul [hɔːl] vt → traîner, tirer;

(by lorry) → camionner;

(Naut) → haler

n [of fish] → prise f [of stolen goods etc]; butin m

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haul [hɔːl] vt → ziehen;

(by lorry) → transportieren;

(Naut) → den Kurs ändern +gen

n → Beute f;

(of fish) → Fang m;

he hauled himself out of the pool → er stemmte sich aus dem Schwimmbecken

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haul [hɔːl] vt → trascinare, tirare

n [of fish] → pescata; [of stolen goods etc] → bottino