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- Dictionaryhaul/hɔːl/
verb
- 1. (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force: "he hauled his bike out of the shed" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it: "the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston"
noun
- 1. a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally: "they escaped with a haul of antiques"
- 2. a distance to be covered in a journey: "the thirty-mile haul to Boston"
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HAUL definition: 1. to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty: 2. to take something or someone somewhere…. Learn more.
How to use haul in a sentence. to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing : to exert traction on; to obtain or move by or as if by hauling… See the full definition
A haul is a quantity of things that are stolen, or a quantity of stolen or illegal goods found by police or customs. The size of the drugs haul shows that the international trade in heroin is still flourishing.
Haul definition: to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag. See examples of HAUL used in a sentence.
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.
haul to pull somebody/ something to a particular place with a lot of effort: Fishermen were hauling in their nets. drag or haul? You usually drag something behind you along the ground; you usually haul something towards you, often upwards towards you. Dragging something often needs effort, but hauling something always does.
HAUL definition: 1. to pull something somewhere slowly and with difficulty: 2. an amount of something that has been…. Learn more.
(especially in sport) a large number of points, goals, etc. His haul of 40 goals in a season is a record. [usually singular] the distance covered in a particular journey. They began the long slow haul to the summit. Our camp is only a short haul from here. Take the coast road—it'll be less of a haul (= an easier journey).
1. If you haul something which is heavy or difficult to move, you move it using a lot of effort. [...] 2. If someone is hauled before a court or someone in authority, they are made to appear before them because they are accused of having done something wrong. [...] 2. Haul up means the same as haul. [...] 3.
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.
