Main Entry: ¹haul

Pronunciation: \ˈhȯl\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English halen to pull, from Anglo-French haler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch halen to pull; akin to Old English geholian to obtain

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 a : to exert traction on : draw <haul a wagon> b : to obtain or move by or as if by hauling <was hauled to parties night after night by his wife> c : to transport in a vehicle : cart
2 : to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the wind
3 : to bring before an authority for interrogation or judgment : hale <haul traffic violators into court>intransitive verb 1 : to exert traction : pull
2 : to move along : proceed
3 : to furnish transportation
4 of the wind : shift

— haul ass often vulgar : to move quickly