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[hawl]

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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: 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.

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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).

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noun

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.

the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net.

the draft of a fishing net.

the place where a seine is hauled.

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14.

the act of taking or acquiring something.

15.

something that is taken or acquired: The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings.

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Verb phrases

16.

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.

17.

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.

Idioms

18.

haul around, Nautical.

to brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel).

(of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction.

19.

haul in with, Nautical. to approach.

20.

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

21.

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.

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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.

Origin:
1550–60; earlier hall, variant of hale²

Related forms

re·haul, verb

un·hauled, adjective

Can be confused: hall, haul.

Synonyms
1. See draw.

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Example Sentences

If fewer trees had fallen, they could be sent through a chipper, but now the only option is to haul them away.

Those political theorists who don't find a permanent position quickly have to be in it for the long haul.

Much of the initial haul turns out to be random fluctuations or experimental glitches.

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If fewer trees had fallen, they could be sent through a chipper, but now the only option is to haul them away.

Those political theorists who don't find a permanent position quickly have to be in it for the long haul.

Much of the initial haul turns out to be random fluctuations or experimental glitches.

Mothers teach their pups crucial skills, such as how to spot polar bears and how to haul out onto the ice using their tusks.

Whatever method you choose, hunker down for the long haul and keep up the good fight.

They then tried to haul it aboard, unintentionally separating the tentacled head from the rubbery tail sheath.

Outside the valley, be as self-sufficient as possible?it's a haul to the nearest store.

The military has also bankrolled the development of superstrength exoskeletons that can haul giant loads.

It made for a few tense moments at the start but created a strong sense of teamwork over the long haul.

Even where plumping is not allowed, candidates who start with the largest haul of first-preference votes usually win.

If the millions of women who haul water long distances had a faucet by their door, whole societies could be transformed.

Freeways could be electrified for medium haul trucks.

These are the lobster men, fortified with coffee and bacon, getting ready to haul their traps.

It's designed to help soldiers haul heavy cargo and hump their gear without murdering their backs and knees.

On the former, you probably have no personal control but you can influence things over the long haul.

The haul from a single sturgeon can be worth more than a month's wage.

Children may have helped by using leather pouches to haul rainwater collected in cisterns.

Perhaps more importantly is the potential for applications such as long haul trucking, etc.

Other times, they haul them to a game ranch to be turned lose and become a problem again.

The military has long been interested in unmanned ground vehicles that can haul soldier equipment or scout perimeters.

The fishermen who haul in the tuna smoke it to keep and sell.

However, it doesn't make economic sense to haul the unwanted watermelons to a processing facility.

The walrus has his head in that position when he is trying to haul out.

But the rosiest outlooks tend to result in the biggest box office haul.

See boats being restored, meet working watermen, and haul up a surprisingly heavy net full of crabs.

Some pull up to a drill site after the crews have gone for the night and haul away tools, pipes and equipment.

Dogs lie around in the dirt, and skinny kids haul water from a communal faucet.

People flock to the coast, where beach seiners haul in bulging netfuls of sardines.

Of course they'd need to design a tank that could store enough air to fuel a long haul.

More brazen thieves cut down and haul away red cedar trees.

Decorate a pillowcase or reusable canvas shopping bag to carry the trick-or-treating haul.

Successful careers begin with competent practice in the early years, but preparation for the long haul is also essential.

Trains ten times more efficient at hauling freight, but the highway system makes it cheap to waste energy and haul by truck.

On the one hand, it looks completely perfect for a long haul flight,.

The university has continued to increase its haul of federal dollars by spending its own money and by focusing on niche areas.

They want to help those on low incomes to haul themselves.

It was easier to make new poles when they got to their new destination than to haul the long, awkward lengths of wood.

To avoid the expense of drying the brewer's grains, they need to be fed wet, which means short haul trucking.

Guests must haul their own water from a nearby well.

Even in the neighborhood where people pick up litter every day, they still have to pay someone to haul off the garbage.

Trucks haul frozen vegetables to markets hundreds of miles from growing areas and processing plants.

No one should be overly concerned about this except long haul truck drivers and some industrys.

Eight men haul it up from the riverbank to the grotto, where they reattach its legs.

Some people are taking that as a sign that the search company might not be in the handset business for the long haul.

Also, teaching the number of courses necessary to live a decent lifestyle might burn you out over the long haul.

The timber industry helps out by lending skidders, which are normally used to haul logs.

Their parents helped them haul the material to recycling plants.

The internal ramp was used to haul up sand and small stones as well as equipment by workers.

One big haul and they'd have enough cash for the rest of their lives.

Having someone come into your house, put everything in boxes, and haul it all out is mighty nice.

They cannot ride the subway to work, or haul their hogs by bicycle.

Everyone was willing to haul in bulbs and tripods and camera cases.

The culprit, of course, is diesel emissions from the trucks that haul goods away from container.

In areas without electricity, donkeys haul diesel to generators.

Instead, they often must walk long distances to wells and haul heavy containers of water back.

However there is water from which they are able to haul to the valley and drink.

Keeping your computer running well over the long haul means preventative maintenance and regular check-ups.

And though his haul of dead sea beasts was immense, only seven great whites fell victim to him.

The haul also included live monitor lizards and live juvenile wild pigs.

After further striving, it is able to haul its body a bit forward.

The natural inclination was to expect the workers to haul as much as they could carry and to go as fast as they could walk.

Sony is also trying to haul into court the so-called.

They use multipronged lures and monofilament lines to haul up squid by hand.

According to legend, local residents asked him to let them first use the boat to haul one more load of corn.

Undaunted, the rangers haul themselves up onto the truck and discover sacks of charcoal hidden beneath a layer of.

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World English Dictionary

haul (hɔːl)

—vb
1.	to drag or draw (something) with effort
2.	(tr) to transport, as in a lorry
3.	nautical to alter the course of (a vessel), esp so as to sail closer to the wind
4.	(tr) nautical to draw or hoist (a vessel) out of the water onto land or a dock for repair, storage, etc
5.	(intr) nautical Compare veer (of the wind) to blow from a direction nearer the bow
6.	(intr) to change one's opinion or action

—n
7.	the act of dragging with effort
8.	(esp of fish) the amount caught at a single time
9.	something that is hauled
10.	the goods obtained from a robbery
11.	a distance of hauling: a three-mile haul
12.	the amount of a contraband seizure: arms haul; drugs haul
13.	in the long haul, over the long haul
	a. in a future time
	b. over a lengthy period of time

[C16: from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see hale²]

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Etymonline

Word Origin & History

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.

Slang Dictionary

haul definition

n.
the proceeds from a theft; loot. (Underworld.) : The cops thought they must have got a pretty good haul.
n.
the proceeds from any activity: a performance, a fishing trip, a collection of goods or money for charity, etc. : They surveyed the haul of cans and packages and decided they had done a pretty fair job.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Idioms & Phrases

haul

In addition to the idioms beginning with haul, also see long haul; rake (haul) over the coals.

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