haul
verb
- To cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing to exert traction on
"haul a wagon"
- To obtain or move by or as if by hauling
"was hauled to parties night after night by his wife"
- To transport in a vehicle cart
"The cattle were hauled to market."
- To change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the wind
- To bring before an authority for interrogation or judgment hale
"haul traffic violators into court"
- To exert traction pull
"haul back on the reins"
- To move along proceed
"About three o'clock we hauled into Moonridge."
- To furnish transportation
"a nominal charge for hauling"
- Shift
noun
- The act or process of hauling see haul pull
"The rope stood up under the strain of the haul."
- A device for pulling or carting something a device for hauling
- The result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win
"the burglar's haul"
- The quantity of fish taken in a single draft of a net
- 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."
- The length or course of a transportation route
"a long haul"
- A quantity transported load
"a haul of lumber"
verb
- To get ready
phrasal verb
- To catch (a ball or pass)
"He hauled in a long touchdown pass."
idiom
- To suddenly do (something specified)
phrasal verb
- To forcefully pull (something)
"haul on the reins"
noun
- The transporting of items or persons between terminals
noun
- A long distance
"New England ski areas are a long haul—12 to 15 hours by car—for Pittsburgh area skiers."
- A considerable period of time long run
adjective
- Traveling or involving a short distance
"short-haul flights"
noun
- A fruitless effort
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