hauled; hauling; hauls
Definition of haul
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing : to exert traction on
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 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
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
haul ass
slang, often vulgar
: to move quickly
haul ass or you'll miss your flight
haul
nounDefinition of haul (Entry 2 of 2)
1a : the act or process of hauling (see haul entry 1) : 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 haul
b : 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. Clark
b : the length or course of a transportation route
a long haul
c : a quantity transported : load a haul of lumber
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Time Traveler for haul
The first known use of haul was in the 13th century
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