haul

²haul

noun

Definition of HAUL

1

a : the act or process of hauling : pull b : a device for hauling

2

a : the result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win <the burglar's haul> b : the quantity of fish taken in a single draft of a net

3

a : transportation by hauling b : the length or course of a transportation route <a long haul> c : a quantity transported : load

Examples of HAUL

1. each haul of the rope
2. Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the county.
3. The kids always collect a substantial haul of candy on Halloween.
4. It's just a short haul from our cabin to the beach.

First Known Use of HAUL

1670

Related to HAUL

Synonyms: bounty, catch, take, yield

Antonyms: push

Related Words: bag; earnings, gain, gross, income, net, payoff, proceeds, profit, receipts, return, revenue, winnings; booty, loot, plunder, spoils, swag; appropriation, collection

Near Antonyms: deduction, loss, subtraction

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