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Verb: haul  hol
  1. Draw slowly or heavily
    "haul stones"; "haul nets";
    - hale [archaic], cart, drag
     
  2. Transport in a vehicle
    "haul stones from the quarry in a truck"; "haul vegetables to the market"
     
  3. Carry with difficulty
    "They hauld the heavy furniture up the stairs";
    - lug, tote, tug, hump [informal]
     
  4. Summon or bring someone somewhere
    "He was hauled into court"
     
  5. (nautical) steer a vessel closer to the wind
    "The captain ordered the crew to haul the ship to take advantage of the wind"
Noun: haul  hol
  1. The act of drawing or hauling something
    "the haul up the hill went very slowly";
    - draw, haulage
     
  2. The quantity that was caught
    "the haul was only 10 fish";
    - catch
     
  3. Things that have been taken, gained, acquired, or bought, especially in a single effort
    "She showed off her shopping haul in a video"

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Derived forms: hauled, hauling, hauls

Type of: carry, draw, indefinite quantity, pull, transport

Encyclopedia: Haul