Definition of haul
transitive verb
1a : to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing : to exert traction on haul a wagonb : to obtain or move by or as if by hauling was hauled to parties night after night by his wifec : to transport in a vehicle : cart The cattle were hauled to market. trucks hauling freight
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 haul back on the reins
2 : to move along : proceed about three o'clock we hauled into Moonridge — Kenneth Clark the bull hauled back for another lunge — F. B. Gipson
3 : to furnish transportation a nominal charge for hauling
4 of the wind : shift
haul ass
slang, often vulgar
: to move quickly haul ass or you'll miss your flight
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Examples of haul in a Sentence
They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
The car was hauled away to the junkyard.
We used buckets to haul water up from the river.
She hauled herself to her feet and limped home.
I'm tired of hauling this heavy camera around with me.
The prisoner was hauled away in handcuffs.
They hauled her off to court.
The cattle were hauled by rail.
The company has a fleet of trucks that are used to haul freight.
Origin and Etymology of haul
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
First Known Use: 13th century
haul
Definition of haul
1a : the act or process of hauling (see 1haul) : pull The rope stood up under the strain of the haul.b : a device for pulling or carting something : a device for hauling
2a : the result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win the burglar's haulb : the quantity of fish taken in a single draft of a net
3a : the act or process of transporting something in a vehicle : transportation by hauling a rail haul meant that several hundred expensive … cars would have to be bought — N. M. Clarkb : the length or course of a transportation route a long haulc : a quantity transported : load a haul of lumber
Examples of haul in a Sentence
each haul of the rope
Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the county.
The kids always collect a substantial haul of candy on Halloween.
It's just a short haul from our cabin to the beach.
Origin and Etymology of haul
see 1haul
First Known Use: 1670
HAUL Defined for English Language Learners
haul
playDefinition of haul for English Language Learners
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: to pull or drag (something) with effort
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: to move or carry (something) with effort
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: to force (someone) to go or come to a place
haul
Definition of haul for English Language Learners
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: the act of pulling or dragging something with effort : the act of hauling something
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: a usually large amount of something that has been stolen, collected, or won
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: a distance to be traveled
HAUL Defined for Kids
Definition of haul for Students
hauled
;hauling
1 : to pull or drag with effort
2 : to transport in a vehicle haul freight
Definition of haul for Students
1 : the act of pulling or hauling They got closer with each haul.
2 : an amount collected a burglar's haul
3 : the distance or route traveled or over which a load is moved It's a long haul to the beach.
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