haul Definition
haul (hôl)
transitive verb
- to pull with force; move by pulling or drawing; tug; drag
- to transport by wagon, truck, etc. to haul coal for a living
- hale
- Naut. to change the course of (a ship), specif. so as to sail closer to the wind
Etymology: 17th-c. phonetic sp. of hale < ME halen < OFr haler, to draw < ODu halen, akin to Ger holen, to fetch < IE base *kel-, to cry out (> L calare): basic sense “to call hither”
intransitive verb
- to pull; tug
- to shift direction: said of the wind
- Naut. to change the course of a ship, specif. so as to sail closer to the wind
noun
- the act of hauling; pull; tug
- the amount of fish taken in a single pull of a net
- Informal the amount gained, won, earned, etc. at one time
- the distance or route over which something is transported or over which one travels
- a load or quantity transported
haul Related Forms
haul Idioms
haul ass
☆Slang to act, go, depart, etc. quickly or hurriedly: somewhat vulgar
haul off
- to change a ship's course so as to draw away from something
- to retreat; withdraw
- ☆ Informal to draw the arm back before hitting
haul up
- to sail closer to the wind
- to come to rest; stop
haul your wind
or haul her windto sail closer to the wind
in (or over) the long haul
over a long period of time
haul Synonyms
haul
n.
A pull
The distance something is hauled
*Something obtained, especially loot
in <strong> or </strong>over the long haul
haul Synonyms
haul Usage Examples
Object
- wagon: After a road had been cut on the virgin heath the Steam Sappers hauled wagons from the supply railhead at Tongham.
- train: The official ' train ' engine was on the rear of the ballast vehicles, to haul the trains back down to Cobham.
- freight: Cardiff and Newport scenes in 1965 when there was still steam hauled freight by both large and small tank engines.
- rake: The pair are in the vicinity of Hoo Junction as they haul a rake of Croxton Garry cement tankers on 3rd July 1999.
- rope: Most people tried their hands at some aspect of the job: steering or hauling ropes.
- coal: A fleet of Bo-Bo locomotives hauled coal from The Durham coal fields to the coast.
Preposition: on
rope: The group offshore hauled on the rope and I swam through the waves.
Adjective modifier
- long: Gambling Systems The long haul out of prison standout games.
- impressive: Overall, Skandia Team GBR bagged an impressive haul of eight medals.
Modifies a noun
- flight: Children on long haul flights, which involve an onward transfer, must be at least 8 years of age.
- destination: Air Travel Destinations Learn about short and long haul destinations.
- truck: Haul truck drivers are responsible for the safe transportation of goods and materials from the site to other areas using heavy goods vehicles.
Noun used with modifier
- five-wicket: I'm backing a five-wicket haul for Monty today.
- wicket: Superb work from Academy keeper Hugh Belgrave gave the visitors a 5 wicket haul with a fine reaction stumping from Robinson's bowling.
- medal: This medal haul placed Britain second in the final medal table.
- bumper: Roger Mallet and Brian Tiley both shared a bumper haul consisting of 36 tench to 7lb 8oz.
Preposition: of
medal: Overall, Skandia Team GBR bagged an impressive haul of eight medals.
Preposition: by
- locomotive: Traveling through glorious countryside the trains are hauled by veteran locomotives built in Victoria's reign.
- loco: This means that the passenger trains will be hauled by three appropriate locos, for the " Southern at War " event.
- No.: Our train will be hauled by No. 60532 " Blue Peter " and will convey invited guests, directors and shareholders.
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