haul up
Britishverb
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informal (tr) to call to account or criticize
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nautical to sail (a vessel) closer to the wind
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Come to a halt, stop, as in We hauled up in front of the hotel .
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Bring someone before a superior or other authority, call someone to account. For example, This was the third time he'd been hauled up before the judge . [Mid-1800s]
Example Sentences
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Properly equipped, the Colorado’s can tow up to 7,700 pounds or haul up to 1,684 pounds.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024
Sampling the zooplankton, as Johnson did, can haul up the organisms for identification, but it blurs the nuances of time and location that could indicate where each animal was in its journey.
From Scientific American • Aug. 20, 2022
“They were originally designed to haul up abalone, but they overfished it from San Francisco to San Diego. Now, they’re used to harvest sea urchin.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2021
She would interrupt herself so we could watch lobster fishermen haul up their traps, help the crew raise the 500-pound anchor or refuel after an intense knitting session.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2017
“Hey, I remember when Big Skiff built that! Lovely lines. You think you can haul up a trap all by yourself?”
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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