Haul - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hɔːl|  American pronunciation of the word haul
Brit.  |hɔːl|  British pronunciation of the word haul

noun

- the act of drawing or hauling something (syn: draw, haulage)
the haul up the hill went very slowly
- the quantity that was caught (syn: catch)

verb

- draw slowly or heavily (syn: cart, drag, hale)
haul stones
haul nets
- transport in a vehicle
haul stones from the quarry in a truck
haul vegetables to the market

Extra examples

They hauled the boat up onto the beach.

The car was hauled away to the junkyard.

We used buckets to haul water up from the river.

She hauled herself to her feet and limped home.

I'm tired of hauling this heavy camera around with me.

The prisoner was hauled away in handcuffs.

They hauled her off to court.

The cattle were hauled by rail.

The company has a fleet of trucks that are used to haul freight.

Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the county.

The kids always collect a substantial haul of candy on Halloween.

It's just a short haul from our cabin to the beach.

He was hauled to parties night after night by his wife.

The traffic violators were hauled into court.

She hauled her backpack onto her back.

Phrasal verbs

haul up  — come to a halt after driving somewhere

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: haul
he/she/it: hauls
present participle: hauling
past tense: hauled
past participle: hauled
noun
singular: haul
plural: hauls
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