haul

haul

noun

Definition of HAUL

1

the total amount collected or obtained especially at one time <our latest trip to collect shells at the beach resulted in quite a haul>

Synonyms bounty, catch, take, yield

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

2

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported <a truck carrying a large haul of lumber>

Synonyms burden, cargo, draft, freight, haul, lading, loading, payload, weight

Related Words consignment; boatload, carload, shipload, trainload, truckload, wagonload; ballast, deadweight; overload, surcharge; bale, bundle, pack, package, packet, parcel, shipment; manifest; body, bulk, mass

3

the act or an instance of applying force on something so that it moves in the direction of the force <the sharp haul strained the rope but didn't break it>

Synonyms draw, haul, jerk, pluck, tug, wrench, yank

Related Words drag, tow; hitch, twitch; grab, snatch

Near Antonyms heave, shove, thrust

Antonyms push