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Meaning of haul in

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

haul

Pronunciation:/hɔːl//hɔl/

noun

Definitions

  1. An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.

  2. The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.

    Example: Getting to his place was a real haul.

  3. An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.

    Example: The robber’s haul was over thirty items.

  4. Short for haul video.

verb

Definitions

  1. To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.

    Example: to haul logs to a sawmill

  2. To draw or pull something heavy.

  3. To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.

  4. To drag, to pull, to tug.