| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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 | |
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