haul

[ hawl ]

/ hɔl /

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verb (used with object)

to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.

to cart or transport; carry: The locomotive hauled freight over the Wasatch Mountains between Ogden, Utah, and Green River, Wyoming.

to lower; cause to descend (often followed by down): As the school gathered round the flagpole, the school custodian hauled 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.

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 byround or to).

noun

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.

Verb Phrases

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.

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Idioms about haul

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 ass, Slang: Vulgar. to get a move on; hurry.

Origin of haul

First recorded in 1550–60; earlier hall, variant of hale²

synonym study for haul

1. See draw.

OTHER WORDS FROM haul

re·haul, verbun·hauled, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH haul

hall, haul

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How to use haul in a sentence

The Fed met this week and stated they are in it for the long haul and will do what is needed in the interest rate complex until we reach desired inflation and employment targets.
Fixed mortgage rates tumble to lowest levels in history|Kathy Orton|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
In 2019, Ars readers raised over $33,000 for charity, contributing to a total haul of more than $330,000 since 2007.
Win laptops, smartwatches, and more in the 2020 Ars Technica Charity Drive|Kyle Orland|December 4, 2020|Ars Technica
Milwaukee will now wait to see whether its offseason haul was enough to convince franchise centerpiece Giannis Antetokounmpo to sign a supermax contract extension.
NBA free agency updates: Lakers get tougher while Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell ink max extensions|Ben Golliver|November 23, 2020|Washington Post
With our new IonQ system, we expect to be able to encode multiple qubits to tolerate errors, the holy grail for scaling quantum computers in the long haul.
IonQ claims it has built the most powerful quantum computer yet|Frederic Lardinois|October 1, 2020|TechCrunch

Last year, the company dumped an enormous pile of new devices onto the market at this event, and we’re expecting a similarly massive haul this year.
Amazon’s Fall 2020 products announcements include a security camera drone that flies around your house|Stan Horaczek|September 24, 2020|Popular-Science
Luella Bartley Heads to Marc by Marc: Marc by Marc Jacobs is set for a total rehaul.
Luella Bartley Heads to Marc by Marc Jacobs; Dov Charney Likens Bangladesh Factory Disasters to 9-11|The Fashion Beast Team|May 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for haul

haul

/ (hɔːl) /

verb

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 bowCompare veer 1 (def. 3b)

(intr) to change one's opinion or action

noun

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 haulinga three-mile haul

the amount of a contraband seizurearms haul; drugs haul

in the long haul or over the long haul

in a future time
over a lengthy period of time

Word Origin for haul

C16: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see hale ²

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In addition to the idioms beginning with haul

haul off
haul over the coals
haul up

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long haul
rake (haul) over the coals

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Idioms about haul

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