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haul    Audio Help   [hawl] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object)
1.to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
2.to cart or transport; carry: He hauled freight.
3.to cause to descend; lower (often fol. by down): to haul down the flag.
4.to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority (often fol. by before, in, to, into, etc.): He was hauled before the judge.
–verb (used without object)
5.to pull or tug.
6.to go or come to a place, esp. with effort: After roistering about the streets, they finally hauled into the tavern.
7.to do carting or transport, or move freight commercially.
8.Nautical.
a.to sail, as in a particular direction.
b.to draw or pull a vessel up on land, as for repairs or storage.
c.(of the wind) to shift to a direction closer to the heading of a vessel (opposed to veer).
d.(of the wind) to change direction, shift, or veer (often fol. by round or to).
–noun
9.an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
10.something that is hauled.
11.the load hauled at one time; quantity carried or transported.
12.the distance or route over which anything is hauled.
13.Fishing.
a.the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net.
b.the draft of a fishing net.
c.the place where a seine is hauled.
14.the act of taking or acquiring something.
15.something that is taken or acquired: The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings.
16.haul off,
a.Nautical. to change a ship's course so as to get farther off from an object.
b.to withdraw; leave.
c.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.
17.haul up,
a.to bring before a superior for judgment or reprimand; call to account.
b.to come to a halt; stop.
c.Nautical. to change the course of (a sailing vessel) so as to sail closer to the wind.
d.Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to come closer to the wind.
e.Nautical. (of a vessel) to come to a halt.
18.haul around, Nautical.
a.to brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel).
b.(of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction.
19.haul in with, Nautical. to approach.
20.haul or shag ass, Slang: Vulgar. to get a move on; hurry.
21.long haul,
a.a relatively great period of time: In the long haul, he'll regret having been a school dropout.
b.a relatively great distance: It's a long haul from Maine to Texas.
c.Nautical. the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.
22.short haul,
a.a relatively small period of time: For the short haul, he'll be able to get by on what he earns.
b.a relatively little distance: The axle wouldn't break for just a short haul.
c.Nautical. the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting.

[Origin: 1550–60; earlier hall, var. of hale2]

1. See draw.
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haul    Audio Help   (hôl)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
    1. To shift direction: The wind hauled to the east.
    2. To change one's mind.
  3. 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.
  6. To draw back slightly, as in preparation for initiating an action: "hauled off and smacked the hapless aide across the face" (Bill Barol).
  7. To shift operations to a new place; to move away.

Phrasal Verb(s):
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(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.]

haul'er n.
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haul 
1581, variant spelling of M.E. halen (see hale (v.)), representing a 13c. change in pronunciation. The noun is from the sense of hauling with fishing nets.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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haul

noun
1. the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" [syn: draw
2. the quantity that was caught; "the catch was only 10 fish" [syn: catch

verb
1. draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" 
2. transport in a vehicle; "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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haul1 [hoːl] verb
to pull with great effort or difficulty
Example: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.
Arabic: يَجُر
Chinese (Simplified): 拖曳
Chinese (Traditional): 拖曳
Czech: vléci
Danish: slæbe; hive
Dutch: sleuren
Estonian: vedama
Finnish: kiskoa
French: tirer
German: ziehen
Greek: σέρνω με δυσκολία
Hungarian: húz, vontat
Icelandic: draga, toga í
Indonesian: menghela
Italian: tirare
Japanese: 強く引っぱる
Korean: 끌어당기다
Latvian: vilkt
Lithuanian: tempti, vilkti
Norwegian: slepe, hale, dra
Polish: holować
Portuguese (Brazil): puxar
Portuguese (Portugal): puxar
Romanian: a trage
Russian: буксировать
Slovak: ťahať
Slovenian: vlačiti
Spanish: tirar de, arrastrar
Swedish: dra, släpa, bogsera
Turkish: çekmek
haul2 [hoːl] verb
to carry by some form of transport
Example: Coal is hauled by road and rail.
Arabic: يَسْحَب
Chinese (Simplified): 拖运
Chinese (Traditional): 拖運
Czech: dopravovat
Danish: transportere
Dutch: verplaatsen, vervoeren
Estonian: vedama
Finnish: kuljettaa
French: transporter
German: befördern
Greek: μεταφέρω
Hungarian: szállít(mányoz)
Icelandic: flytja
Indonesian: mengangkut
Italian: trasportare
Japanese: 運ぶ
Korean: 운반하다
Latvian: pārvadāt; transportēt
Lithuanian: gabenti
Norwegian: transportere, kjøre
Polish: transportować
Portuguese (Brazil): carrear
Portuguese (Portugal): transportar
Romanian: a transporta
Russian: перевозить
Slovak: dopravovať
Slovenian: transportirati
Spanish: acarrear, transportar
Swedish: transportera, frakta
Turkish: taşımak
haul1 [hoːl] noun
a strong pull
Example: He gave the rope a haul.
Arabic: سَحْبَه، جَرَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 用力拉
Chinese (Traditional): 用力拉
Czech: tah
Danish: hiv
Dutch: haal
Estonian: tõmme
Finnish: kiskaisu
French: effort
German: kräftiger Zug
Greek: τράβηγμα
Hungarian: húzás
Icelandic: dráttur, tog
Indonesian: tarikan
Italian: tirata
Japanese: 引っぱること
Korean: 세게 끌기
Latvian: vilkšana
Lithuanian: timptelėjimas
Norwegian: sleping, trekk
Polish: szarpnięcie
Portuguese (Brazil): puxão
Portuguese (Portugal): puxão
Romanian: smucitură
Russian: тяга
Slovak: ťah
Slovenian: močan poteg
Spanish: tirón, estirón
Swedish: halning, tag, drag
Turkish: kuvvetle çekme
haul2 [hoːl] noun
the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time
Example: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.
Arabic: غَنيمَه، صَيْد وَفير
Chinese (Simplified): 捕获物
Chinese (Traditional): 捕獲量(尤指一网捕獲的魚量)
Czech: úlovek; kořist
Danish: udbytte
Dutch: vangst, buit
Estonian: saak, noos
Finnish: saalis
French: prise, butin
German: der Fang
Greek: ψαριά, μπάζα
Hungarian: (hal)fogás
Icelandic: hal, tog
Indonesian: tangkapan
Italian: (quantità di merce)
Japanese: 獲物の量
Korean: 잡은[벌어들인] 것
Latvian: loms; nozveja; guvums; ķēriens
Lithuanian: išvalka, grobis, laimikis
Norwegian: fangst, bytte, varp
Polish: połów, zdobycz
Portuguese (Brazil): butim
Portuguese (Portugal): colheita
Romanian: pradă, captură
Russian: улов; добыча
Slovak: úlovok, korisť
Slovenian: ulov
Spanish: redada, botín
Swedish: byte, fångst, kap
Turkish: miktar, voli
See also: a long haul, haulage, haulier

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Haul

Ec*cle`si*as"tic\ (?; 277), a. [L. ecclesiasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? an assembly of citizens called out by the crier; also, the church, fr. ? called out, fr. ? to call out; ? out + ? to call. See Ex-, and Hale, v. t., Haul.] Of or pertaining to the church. See Ecclesiastical. "Ecclesiastic government." --Swift.
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Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.] [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. --Chaucer.

Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton.

As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. --Shelley.
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Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Haled (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Haling.] [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See Haul.] To pull; to drag; to haul. See Haul. --Chaucer.

Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton.

As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim. --Shelley.
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