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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
Spanish haul [hɔːl] vttirar, jalar (LAM);
(by lorry) → transportar
n [of fish] → redada; [of stolen goods etc] → botín m

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

German 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

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

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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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