haul
[ hawl ]
/ hɔl /
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.
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).
noun
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
something that is hauled.
the load hauled at one time; quantity carried or transported.
the distance or route over which anything is hauled.
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.
the act of taking or acquiring something.
something that is taken or acquired: The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings.
Verb Phrases
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.
- 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 for haul
- to brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel).
- (of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction.
haul around, Nautical.
haul in with, Nautical.
to approach.
- 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.
- 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.
haul/shag ass, Slang: Vulgar.
to get a move on; hurry.
long haul,
short haul,
Origin of haul
1550–60; earlier
hall, variant of
hale2
synonym study for haul
1. See
draw.
OTHER WORDS FROM haul
re·haul, verb un·hauled, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH haul
hall haulWords nearby haul
hauf,
haugh,
haughey,
haughty,
hauhau,
haul,
haul off,
haul over the coals,
haul up,
haulage,
haulageway
Example sentences from the Web for hauled
Here he is describing the state of the body when it is hauled ashore: “Its humanity had been lost to the ravages of nature.”
We hauled them out immediately, regardless of his feelings.
Polar Explorer vs. Reality TV Crew: Tim Jarvis in the Footsteps of Shackleton |Darrell Hartman |January 12, 2014 |DAILY BEASTShawn sat up to say something, and he hauled off and backhanded her across the face.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis |Richard Ben Cramer |January 11, 2014 |DAILY BEASTDuring the 2012 campaign, Obama hauled in over $20 million from the financial, insurance, and real estate industries.
Jack Lew and the Obama Administration’s Finance-Friendly Status Quo |Lloyd Green |February 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The next night, they hauled the mattress out of their room and brought it outside to sleep on.
We Survived the Triumph: Passengers Describe Their Doomed Carnival Cruise |Winston Ross, Eliza Shapiro, Sam Register |February 16, 2013 |DAILY BEASTWith intense relief we saw Jack hauled on board over the stern; but papa was still in the water.
A Yacht Voyage Round England |W.H.G. Kingston"Me to," the Arizonian laughed easily, and he hauled up the line.
The Pirate of Panama |William MacLeod RaineWater had to be hauled for miles, and it was muddy and salty, at that.
The Prairie Wife |Arthur StringerAt a signal from the flag-ship the boats are hauled to the companion-ladders, and the men pour into them.
On landing, we hauled up the canoe, and then commenced collecting sticks for a fire.
In the Wilds of Africa |W.H.G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for hauled
haul
/ (hɔːl) /
verb
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)
to change one's opinion or action
noun
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
Word Origin for haul
C16: from Old French
haler, of Germanic origin; see
hale ²
Idioms and Phrases with hauled
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