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 verb1 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 : cart2: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the wind3: to bring before an authority for interrogation or judgment : hale <haul traffic violators into court>intransitive verb1: to exert traction : pull2: to move along : proceed3: to furnish transportation4of the wind : shift

— haul ass

often vulgar : to move quickly