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   haul

   /hôl/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force: "he hauled his bike out of the shed" Similar dragpulltugheavehumptraildrawtowmanhandleinformal:lugschleparchaic:haleOpposite push
   • ▪ propel or pull oneself with difficulty: "he hauled himself along the cliff face"
   • ▪ force (someone) to appear for reprimand or trial: informal "they will be hauled into court next week"
   • 2. (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or load) behind it: "the train was hauling a cargo of liquid chemicals"
   • ▪ transport in a truck or cart: "Bennie hauls trash in North Philadelphia" Similar transportconveycartcarryshipferrymoveshifttake
   • 3. (especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course: "my plan was to haul offshore, well clear of the land"

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of something that was stolen or is possessed illegally: "they escaped with a haul of antiques"
   • ▪ a number of fish caught: "he landed a record pike haul"
   • ▪ the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period: "his seven-goal haul against Liverpool"
   • ▪ all the products purchased by someone during a particular episode of shopping: "I'm really pleased with my haul as I think I got some great bargains"
   • 2. a distance to be traversed: "the thirty-mile haul to Tallahassee"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale2.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › haulHaul Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HAUL definition: 1. to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty: 2. to take something or someone somewhere…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › haulHaul - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To haul is to move or take something, usually big and heavy, and put it somewhere else. If you've ever moved to a new house, then you know that having to haul all your stuff there can really take the joy out of moving into a new place.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › haulHaul - definition of haul by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. The act of pulling or dragging. 2. The act of transporting or carting. 3. A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhaul verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of haul verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › haul_1haul verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   haul to pull someone or something to a particular place with a lot of effort: Liz hauled her suitcase up the stairs. drag or haul? You usually drag something behind you along the ground; you usually haul something toward you, often upward toward you.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of haul – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HAUL definition: 1. to pull something somewhere slowly and with difficulty: 2. an amount of something that has been…. Learn more.