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See more synonyms for haul on Thesaurus.com to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach. to cart or transport; carry: He hauled freight. to cause to descend; lower (often followed by down ): to haul down the flag. to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority (often followed by before, in, to, into, etc.): He was hauled before the judge. Show More
verb (used without object) to pull or tug. to go or come to a place, especially with effort: After roistering about the streets, they finally hauled into the tavern. to do carting or transport, or move freight commercially. Nautical to sail, as in a particular direction. to draw or pull a vessel up on land, as for repairs or storage. (of the wind) to shift to a direction closer to the heading of a vessel (opposed to veer ). (of the wind) to change direction, shift, or veer (often followed by round or to ). Show More
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug. something that is hauled. the load hauled at one time; quantity carried or transported. the distance or route over which anything is hauled. Fishing the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net. the draft of a fishing net. the place where a seine is hauled. the act of taking or acquiring something. something that is taken or acquired: The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings. Show More
haul off , Nautical to change a ship's course so as to get farther off from an object. to withdraw; leave. Informal to draw back the arm in order to strike; prepare to deal a blow: He hauled off and struck the insolent lieutenant a blow to the chin. haul up , to bring before a superior for judgment or reprimand; call to account. to come to a halt; stop. Nautical to change the course of (a sailing vessel) so as to sail closer to the wind. Nautical (of a sailing vessel) to come closer to the wind. Nautical (of a vessel) to come to a halt. Show More
haul around , Nautical to brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel). (of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction. haul in with , Nautical to approach. haul /shag assSlang : Vulgar to get a move on; hurry. long haul , a relatively great period of time: In the long haul, he'll regret having been a school dropout. a relatively great distance: It's a long haul from Maine to Texas. Nautical the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer. short haul , a relatively small period of time: For the short haul, he'll be able to get by on what he earns. a relatively little distance: The axle wouldn't break for just a short haul. Nautical the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting. Show More
Origin of haul 1550–60; earlier
hall, variant of
hale2 Related forms re·haul , verb un·hauled , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for hauled tote ,
ride ,
rake ,
tow ,
cart ,
bring ,
drag ,
lift ,
hoist ,
remove ,
lug ,
carry ,
heave ,
transport ,
pack ,
shoulder ,
buck ,
draw ,
raise ,
elevate Examples from the Web for hauled Contemporary Examples of hauled And a 9-year-old black girl was handcuffed and hauled off to jail by police in Oregon.
Here he is describing the state of the body when it is hauled ashore: “Its humanity had been lost to the ravages of nature.”
We hauled them out immediately, regardless of his feelings.
Shawn sat up to say something, and he hauled off and backhanded her across the face.
During the 2012 campaign, Obama hauled in over $20 million from the financial, insurance, and real estate industries.
Historical Examples of hauled Two ropes were then hauled on board the vessel, a larger and a smaller.
We had hauled our manly tacks aboard, and had no thoughts of plunder.
I hauled him in, and he told me, he thought, some one had hold of the other end of the sweep.
At this sight, we hauled up close on a wind, it blowing very fresh.
The strange brig had hauled up for us even before we got out the launch.
British Dictionary definitions for hauled to drag or draw (something) with effort (tr) to transport, as in a lorry nautical to alter the course of (a vessel), esp so as to sail closer to the wind (tr) nautical to draw or hoist (a vessel) out of the water onto land or a dock for repair, storage, etc (intr) nautical (of the wind) to blow from a direction nearer the bow Compare veer 1 (def. 3b) (intr) to change one's opinion or action Show More
the act of dragging with effort (esp of fish) the amount caught at a single time something that is hauled the goods obtained from a robbery a distance of hauling a three-mile haul the amount of a contraband seizure arms haul ; drugs haul in the long haul or over the long haul in a future time over a lengthy period of time Show More
Word Origin for haul C16: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see hale ²
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Word Origin and History for hauled n. 1660s, "act of hauling," from haul (v.). Meaning "something gained" is from 1776, perhaps on notion of "drawing" a profit, or of the catch from hauling fishing nets. Meaning "distance over which something must be hauled" (usually with long or short ) is attested from 1873.
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v. 1580s, hall , variant spelling of Middle English halen (see hale (v.)), representing a change in pronunciation after c.1200. Spelling with -au- or -aw- is from early 17c. Related: Hauled ; hauling . To haul off "pull back a little" before striking or otherwise acting is American English, 1802.
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Idioms and Phrases with hauled In addition to the idioms beginning with haul
haul off haul over the coals haul up also see:
long haul rake (haul) over the coals Show More
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