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haul

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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.

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

hauler n.

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]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.haulhaul - the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
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"
indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity
Verb1.haul - draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets"
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

haul
verb 1. drag, draw, pull, hale, heave
verb 2. pull, trail, convey, tow, move, carry, transport, tug, cart, hump Brit. (slang) lug
Translations
haul [hɔːl] vttirar, jalar (LAM);
(by lorry) → transportar
n [of fish] → redada; [of stolen goods etc] → botín m

haul [hɔːl] vttraîner, tirer;
(by lorry) → camionner;
(Naut) → haler
n [of fish] → prise f [of stolen goods etc]; butin m

haul [hɔːl] vtziehen;
(by lorry) → transportieren;
(Naut) → den Kurs ändern +gen
nBeute f;
(of fish) → Fang m;
he hauled himself out of the pool → er stemmte sich aus dem Schwimmbecken

haul [hɔːl] vttrascinare, tirare
n [of fish] → pescata; [of stolen goods etc] → bottino

haul
v haul [hoːl]
1 to pull with great effort or difficulty Horses are used to haul barges along canals. trek, sleep يَجُر тегля vléci slæbe; hive ziehen σέρνω με δυσκολία tirar de, arrastrar vedama كشيدن kiskoa tirer לִגרוֹר धकेलना vuci, tegliti húz, vontat menghela draga, toga í tirare 強く引っぱる 끌어당기다 tempti, vilkti vilkt menarik dgn kuat sleuren slepe, hale, dra holować puxar a trage буксировать ťahať vlačiti vući dra, släpa, bogsera ลาก çekmek 拖曳 тягти; волочити زور سے کھینچنا kéo mạnh
2 to carry by some form of transport Coal is hauled by road and rail. vervoer, karwei يَسْحَب превозвам dopravovat transportere befördern μεταφέρω acarrear, transportar vedama حمل و نقل کردن kuljettaa transporter לְהובִיל खींचना prevoziti, transportirati szállít(mányoz) mengangkut flytja trasportare 運ぶ 운반하다 gabenti pārvadāt; transportēt mengangkut verplaatsen, vervoeren transportere, kjøre transportować transportar a transporta перевозить dopravovať transportirati prevoziti transportera, frakta ลาก taşımak 拖運 перевозити کسی سواری پر لاد کر لے جانا chuyên chở
n
1 a strong pull He gave the rope a haul. trek سَحْبَه، جَرَّه дърпане tah hiv kräftiger Zug τράβηγμα tirón, estirón tõmme كشش kiskaisu effort מְשִיכָה जोरदार खिंचाव potezanje, trzaj húzás tarikan dráttur, tog tirata 引っぱること 세게 끌기 timptelėjimas vilkšana tarikan yang kuat haal sleping, trekk szarpnięcie puxão smucitură тяга ťah močan poteg potezanje halning, tag, drag ดึง kuvvetle çekme 用力拉 витягування sự kéo mạnh
2 the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul. opbrengs, vangs غَنيمَه، صَيْد وَفير улов úlovek; kořist udbytte der Fang ψαριά, μπάζα redada, botín saak, noos میزان صید در یکدفعه saalis prise, butin שָׁלָל प्राप्ति, लाभ jedna mreža ribe, lovina (hal)fogás tangkapan hal, tog (quantità di merce) 獲物の量 잡은[벌어들인] 것 išvalka, grobis, laimikis loms; nozveja; guvums; ķēriens hasil vangst, buit fangst, bytte, varp połów, zdobycz colheita pradă, captură улов; добыча úlovok, korisť ulov ulov byte, fångst, kap ของที่ถูกขโมยไป miktar, voli 捕獲量(尤指一网捕獲的魚量) улов; трофеї کسی شے کی اچھی مقدار mẻ cá
n haulage [-lidʒ]
(money charged for) the carrying of goods by road, rail etc. vervoerkoste نَقْل البَضائِع навло dopravné transport; kørsel die Beförderung μεταφορά, έξοδα μεταφοράς gastos de transporte veoraha هزینه حمل و نقل kuljetus, kuljetusmaksu frais de transport הוֹבָלָה ढुलाई vozarina szállítás(i költségek) ongkos flutningur; flutningsgjald costo del trasporto 運搬 운반 (대금) pervežimas, mokestis už pervežimą pārvadāšanas maksa pengangkutan vrachtgeld frakt, transport(kostnader) opłata za przewóz transporte (taxă pentru) transport стоимость перевозки dopravné prevoz vozarina transportkostnader การขนส่งสินค้า (ทางรถยนต์หรือรถไฟ) taşıma (ücreti) 運費 вартість перевезення تجارتی پیمانے پر بار برداری cước phí vận chuyển
n haulier [-liə]
a person who owns lorries which carry goods for other people. vervoerder سائِق نَقْلِيّات собственик на транспортна фирма за превоз dopravce vognmand der Transportunternehmer μεταφορέας transportista transpordifirma omanik صاحب شرکت حمل و نقل kuljetusliikkeen omistaja transporteur, euse, routier/-ière קַבּלַן הוֹבָלוֹת परिवहन व्यवसायी prijevoznik fuvarozó pengangkut flutningamiðlari; vörubílstjóri autotrasportatore, autotrasportatrice 運送屋 운송업자 pervežėjas, transportuotojas transportuzņēmējs kontraktor pengangkutan transporteur transportør przedsiębiorca przewozowy, spedytor transportador перевозчик dopravca prevoznik prevoznik åkare ผู้ขนส่งสินค้า nakliyatçı 承運人 перевізник سامان ڈھونے والا شخص یا گاڑی وغیرہ nhà chuyên chở hàng hoá bằng đường bộ
a long haul
a long or tiring job, journey etc. dis ver na رِحْلَه أو عَمَل трудна работа dlouhá doba langt og sejt træk die Durststrecke οδύσσεια (μτφ.) un largo trayecto/trecho kurnav ettevõtmine هر چیز طولانی و خسته کننده pitkä rupeama longue étape מָשַׂא אָרוֹך थकाने वाला काम dugotrajan posao, pothvat nehéz munka; hosszú út melelahkan löng törn; erfiður áfangi bella tirata 長期の仕事 비교적 긴 시간 ilga/varginanti kelionė/darbas garš reiss yang lama dan meletihkan lange periode; grote afstand slitsom økt ciężka frete slujbă/călătorie obositoare долгое дело dlhý, dlhodobý dolga etapa naporan rad ett tufft jobb, en lång resa การเดินทางที่ยาวนาน uzun süre/zaman; uzun mesafe; uzun süren iş 長途旅行 дальній рейс لمبا تھکا دینے والا پھیرا một việc khó khăn, dai dẳng


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A FISHERMAN, engaged in his calling, made a very successful cast and captured a great haul of fish.
I reckoned that the haul had brought in more than nine hundredweight of fish.
Haul up your ship upon the land and pack it closely with stones all round to keep off the power of the winds which blow damply, and draw out the bilge-plug so that the rain of heaven may not rot it.
 
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