haul  (hôl) 
v.
hauled, haul·ing, hauls
v.
tr.
To pull or drag forcibly; tug. See Synonyms at pull. To transport, as with a truck or cart. Informal To compel to go, especially for trial: "hauled the huge companies into court" (Peter Matthiessen). Nautical To change the course of (a ship), especially in order to sail closer into the wind.
v.
intr.
To pull; tug. To provide transportation; cart. To shift direction: The wind hauled to the east. To change one's mind.
Nautical To change the course of a ship.
n. The act of pulling or dragging. The act of transporting or carting. A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported. Something that is pulled or transported; a load. Everything collected or acquired by a single effort; the take: a big haul of fish. To draw back slightly, as in preparation for initiating an action: "hauled off and smacked the hapless aide across the face" (Bill Barol). To shift operations to a new place; to move away.
Phrasal Verb(s):
haul off Informal To draw back slightly, as in preparation for initiating an action: "hauled off and smacked the hapless aide across the face" (Bill Barol). To shift operations to a new place; to move away.
haul upTo come to a halt.
Idiom(s):
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 kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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