haul
to lower; cause to descend (often followed by down): As the students gathered around the flagpole, the school custodian hauled down the flag.
to bring before an authority (often followed by before, in, to, into, etc.): He was hauled before the judge.She hauled me into the principal’s office.
to pull or tug with force or effort: The sailors hauled on the oars as hard as they could.
to go or come to a place, especially with effort: After much carousing in the streets, they finally hauled into the tavern.
to cart or transport, or to move freight commercially: Ours is one of many Canadian trucking companies hauling south of the border.
Nautical.
to sail, as in a particular direction: They sailed to the west of Corsica, and then hauled south again.
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): During the early morning hours the wind hauled northward and increased in intensity, with accompanying heavy seas.
a strong pull or tug: He felt a sudden haul on the other end of the rope.
an act or instance of transporting something, or the load or quantity transported: You have so little stuff to move, I can probably do it in two hauls with my pickup.
the distance or route over which anything is transported or carried: I’ve been using this truck for a year now on a weekly 30-mile haul.
Fishing.
the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net: We got such a huge haul of fish that we could hardly carry them home.
the draft of a fishing net.
the place where a seine is hauled.
the act of taking or acquiring something, or something taken or acquired: The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings.
Digital Technology. a video, photo, or report of something taken or acquired: He shops the flea markets over the weekend and then posts his haul on Monday afternoon.
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: They were hauled up on a drug trafficking charge.
to come to a halt; stop: As night was falling we finally hauled up at an old farmhouse owned by a friendly couple.
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 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
1synonym study For haul
Other words from haul
- re·haul, verb
- un·hauled, adjective
Words that may be confused with haul
- hall, haul
Words Nearby haul
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How to use haul in a sentence
Lower tax hauls from sales and personal income alone, according to recent projections, could cost state governments anywhere from $106 billion to $125 billion in fiscal year 2021, which began on July 1 in 46 states.
COVID-19 has another long-term side effect: A shrinking tax base | cleaf2013 | August 31, 2020 | FortuneMeanwhile, Kyle Abbott, the Hampshire fast bowler who’s second on the county bowling charts in the same period, made history last September with a match haul of 17 wickets for 86 runs — the best figures returned by any bowler in more than 60 years.
However, working from home when there are no other options and everyone is doing it is vastly different from working remotely for the long haul.
Long haul trucks spend the vast majority of their time on highways, and highways are simpler to navigate than city streets.
TuSimple’s Robot Big Rigs Will Automate Freight Coast to Coast | Jason Dorrier | July 5, 2020 | Singularity HubWhile this may mark the end of many long haul driver jobs, TuSimple and others argue there’s already a shortage of drivers that will only grow in the future.
TuSimple’s Robot Big Rigs Will Automate Freight Coast to Coast | Jason Dorrier | July 5, 2020 | Singularity Hub
Amazing how people can still haul this one out with a straight face.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBotala remembers that the rebels would pull into the island, loot what they could, and then take the haul back to Stanleyville.
For her part, Justice Ginsburg appears to be in for the long docket haul, no matter what they say.
But on an A380 or 787 Dreamliner flying long haul, you can be trapped, rigid, in that seat for half a day.
Flying Coach Is the New Hell: How Airlines Engineer You Out of Room | Clive Irving | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTProbably for the best—Disney is known for getting into legal battles for the long haul.
When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNo doubt he is,” replied Sam; “but how will you manage to haul him up and prove that he has been swindling the old woman?
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneBut the artillerymen believed that it was impossible to construct a road to haul guns up to this height.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThe guns often sank almost to the trunnions; many a time the infantry had to help elephants and bullocks to haul them out.
The Red Year | Louis TracyA dead man came past their vessel; they lowered the boat, and proceeded to haul the clothes off the corpse.
The Chequers | James RuncimanThere was another road into the valley—a public road—but it was a fifteen-mile haul.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington Kelland
British Dictionary definitions for haul
/ (hɔːl) /
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 bow: Compare veer 1 (def. 3b)
(intr) to change one's opinion or action
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 hauling: a three-mile haul
the amount of a contraband seizure: arms haul; drugs haul
in the long haul or over the long haul
in a future time
over a lengthy period of time
Origin of haul
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with haul
In addition to the idioms beginning with haul
- haul off
- haul over the coals
- haul up
also see:
- long haul
- rake (haul) over the coals
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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