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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 [hɔːl]
vb
1. to drag or draw (something) with effort
2. (tr) to transport, as in a lorry
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical to alter the course of (a vessel), esp so as to sail closer to the wind
4. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (tr) Nautical to draw or hoist (a vessel) out of the water onto land or a dock for repair, storage, etc.
5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) Nautical (of the wind) to blow from a direction nearer the bow Compare veer1 [3b]
6. (intr) to change one's opinion or action
n
1. the act of dragging with effort
2. (esp of fish) the amount caught at a single time
3. something that is hauled
4. the goods obtained from a robbery
5. a distance of hauling a three-mile haul
6. the amount of a contraband seizure arms haul drugs haul
in (or over) the long haul
a.  in a future time
b.  over a lengthy period of time
[from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see hale2]

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 He hauled himself to his feet.
2. pull, trail, convey, tow, move, carry, transport, tug, cart, hump (Brit. slang), lug A crane hauled the car out of the stream.
noun
yield, gain, spoils, find, catch, harvest, loot, takings, booty The haul was worth £4,000.
haul someone up indict, bring before He was hauled up before the Board of Trustees.
Translations
haul [hɔːl]
A. N
1. (= act of pulling) → tirón m, jalón m (LAm) (on de)
2. (= distance) → recorrido m, trayecto m
it's a long haulhay mucho trecho, hay una buena tirada
revitalizing the economy will be a long haulhay por delante un largo trecho hasta conseguir revitalizar la economía
over the long haula largo plazo
3. (= amount taken) [of fish] → redada f; (financial) → ganancia f; (from robbery etc) → botín m; (= arms haul, drugs haul) → alijo m
the thieves made a good haullos ladrones obtuvieron un cuantioso botín
B. VT
1. (= drag) [+ heavy object] → arrastrar, jalar(LAm)
he hauled himself to his feetse puso en pie con gran esfuerzo
they hauled me out of bed at five o'clock in the morningme sacaron de la cama a las cinco de la mañana
he was hauled before the managertuvo que presentarse al gerente
see also coal
2. (= transport) → transportar, acarrear
haul down VT + ADV [+ flag, sail] → arriar
haul in VT + ADV [+ fishing net] → ir recogiendo
haul up VT + ADV
1. (lit) → ir levantando
2. (fig) he was hauled up in courtfue llevado ante el tribunal

haul [ˈhɔːl]
vt
(= drag) → traîner, tirer
to haul sth out (= take out) → sortir qch (avec peine)
He hauled the boat out of the shed → Il a sorti le bateau du hangar.
(= pull) → tirer
He hauled himself out of his chair → Il se leva de sa chaise avec effort.
He was unable to haul himself out of the water → Il lui était impossible de se tirer de l'eau.
[+ wrongdoer] to be hauled before the court, to be hauled before the magistrates → être traîné(e) devant les tribunaux
to be hauled off to prison → être jeté(e) en prison
(= transport) → transporter
n
(by police) [drugs, explosives, stolen goods] → saisie f
[fish] → prise f
(by thieves)butin m
to be a long haul (= long and difficult) [undertaking] → prendre beaucoup de temps

haul
n
(= hauling) a truck gave us a haulein Lastwagen schleppte uns ab or (out of mud etc) → zog uns heraus
(= journey)Strecke f; it’s a long haul to recoveryes ist ein weiter Weg bis zum Aufschwung; short/long/medium haul aircraftKurz-/Lang-/Mittelstreckenflugzeug nt; the project has been a long hauldas Projekt hat sich lang hingezogen; the long haul through the courtsder lange Weg durch die Instanzen; revitalizing the economy will be a long haules wird lange dauern, die Wirtschaft wieder anzukurbeln; over the long haul (esp US) → langfristig
(Fishing) → (Fisch)fang m; (fig: = booty: from robbery) → Beute f; (of cocaine etc)Fund m; (inf, of presents) → Ausbeute f (inf); our haul on the last trawl was 500 kg of herringbei unserer letzten Fahrt hatten wir eine Ausbeute von 500 kg Hering; drugs haulDrogenfund m
vt
(= pull)ziehen; heavy objectsziehen, schleppen; he hauled himself/Paul to his feeter wuchtete sich/Paul wieder auf die Beine ? coal
(= transport)befördern, transportieren
(Naut) → den Kurs (+gen)ändern; to haul a boat into the windan den Wind segeln
vi (Naut: also haul round) → den Kurs ändern; the yacht hauled into the winddie Jacht segelte an den Wind

haul [hɔːl]
1. n
a. (distance) → tragitto, viaggio
it's a long haul → è una lunga tirata
b. (amount taken, from robbery) → bottino; (of fish) → retata, pescata
2. vt (drag, person, heavy object) → tirare, trascinare
to haul sb over the coals (fig) → dare una strigliata a qn
haul down vt + adv (gen) → tirare giù; (flag, sail) → ammainare
haul in vt + adv (subj, police, authorities, suspect) → fare una retata di; (net, catch, drowning person) → tirare a riva
haul up vt + adv (flag, sail, load) → issare; (suspect) → portare

haul [hɔːl]
1. n
a. (distance) → tragitto, viaggio
it's a long haul → è una lunga tirata
b. (amount taken, from robbery) → bottino; (of fish) → retata, pescata
2. vt (drag, person, heavy object) → tirare, trascinare
to haul sb over the coals (fig) → dare una strigliata a qn
haul down vt + adv (gen) → tirare giù; (flag, sail) → ammainare
haul in vt + adv (subj, police, authorities, suspect) → fare una retata di; (net, catch, drowning person) → tirare a riva
haul up vt + adv (flag, sail, load) → issare; (suspect) → portare

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 raahata tirer לִגרוֹר धकेलना vuci, tegliti húz, vontat menghela draga, toga í tirare 強く引っぱる 잡아끌다 tempti, vilkti vilkt menarik dgn kuat sleuren slepe, hale, dra holować puxar a trage буксировать ťahať vlačiti vući dra, släpa, bogsera ลาก çekmek 用力拖或拉 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 차로 운반하다 gabenti pārvadāt; transportēt mengangkut verplaatsen, vervoeren transportere, kjøre transportować transportar a transporta перевозить dopravovať transportirati prevoziti transportera, frakta ลาก taşımak (以交通工具)運送 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 用力拖或拉 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 한 그물에 잡힌 어획량 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 數量,尤指單次漁獲量 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 rahtimaksu frais de transport הוֹבָלָה ढुलाई vozarina szállítás(i költségek) ongkos flutningur; flutningsgjald costo del trasporto 運搬 운반 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) 以交通工具運送(的費用) 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 rahtaaja transporteur, euse, routier/-ière קַבּלַן הוֹבָלוֹת परिवहन व्यवसायी prijevoznik fuvarozó pengangkut flutningamiðlari; vörubílstjóri autotrasportatore, autotrasportatrice 運送屋 운반인 pervežėjas, transportuotojas transportuzņēmējs kontraktor pengangkutan transporteur transportør przedsiębiorca przewozowy, spedytor transportador перевозчик dopravca prevoznik prevoznik åkare ผู้ขนส่งสินค้า nakliyatçı 貨運業者 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 길고 지루한 일 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 長時或累人的工作、旅行 дальній рейс لمبا تھکا دینے والا پھیرا một việc khó khăn, dai dẳng


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