Haul | Mean of haul in English Dictionary

/ˈhɑːl/

• Verb
• to pull or drag (something) with effort
1. Haul the ropes in. = Haul in the ropes.
2. They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
3. The car was hauled away/off to the junkyard.
• to move or carry (something) with effort
1. We used buckets to haul water up from the river.
2. She hauled herself to her feet and limped home.
3. I'm tired of hauling this heavy camera around with me.
• to force (someone) to go or come to a place
1. The police caught him and hauled him (in) to the station.
2. The prisoner was hauled away in handcuffs.
3. They hauled her off to court/jail.

• to carry (someone or something) in a vehicle
1. The cattle were hauled by rail.
2. The company has a fleet of trucks that are used to haul freight.
• to move quickly
1. You'd better haul ass or you'll miss your flight.
• to catch (a ball or pass)
1. He hauled in a long touchdown pass.
• to suddenly do (something specified)
1. She hauled off and punched him in the face.
• to forcefully pull (something)
1. haul on the reins
• Noun
• the act of pulling or dragging something with effort
1. each haul of the rope
• a usually large amount of something that has been stolen, collected, or won
1. a burglar's haul
2. Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the county.
3. The kids always collect a substantial haul of candy on Halloween.
• a distance to be traveled
1. It's just a short haul from our cabin to the beach.