haul

haul
[[t]hɔ͟ːl[/t]]
hauls, hauling, hauled
1) VERB If you haul something which is heavy or difficult to move, you move it using a lot of effort.

[V n prep/adv] A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream...

[V n prep/adv] He hauled himself to his feet...

[V adv n] She hauled up her bedroom window and leaned out. [Also V n]

2) VERB: usu passive If someone is hauled before a court or someone in authority, they are made to appear before them because they are accused of having done something wrong.

[be V-ed before n] She was hauled before magistrates for refusing to reveal her age to a policeman...

[be V-ed before n] He was hauled before the managing director and fired.

PHRASAL VERB: usu passive
Haul up means the same as haul.

He was hauled up before the Board of Trustees... She was late for the interview after being hauled up for speeding.

3) N-COUNT: with supp A haul is a quantity of things that are stolen, or a quantity of stolen or illegal goods found by police or customs.

The size of the drugs haul shows that the international trade in heroin is still flourishing...

Another break-in yielded a ₤4,000 haul of jewellery.

4) PHRASE If you say that a task or a journey is a long haul, you mean that it takes a long time and a lot of effort.

Revitalising the Romanian economy will be a long haul.


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  • haul — [hôl] vt. [17th c. phonetic sp. of HALE2 < ME halen < OFr haler, to draw < ODu halen, akin to Ger holen, to fetch < IE base * kel , to cry out (> L calare): basic sense “to call hither”] 1. to pull with force; move by pulling or… …   English World dictionary

  • Haul — (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hauled} (h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hauling}.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire, get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n, G. holen, Dan …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • haul — haul; haul·age; haul·er; haul·ier; keel·haul; over·haul·er; over·haul; …   English syllables

  • Haul — Haul, v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under {Haul}, v. t. [1913 Webster] I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an island. Cook. [1913 Webster] 2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Haul — Haul, n. 1. A pulling with force; a violent pull. [1913 Webster] 2. A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net. [1913 Webster] 4.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • haul on — [phrasal verb] haul on (something) : to forcefully pull (something) haul on the reins • • • Main Entry: ↑haul …   Useful english dictionary

  • haul — ► VERB 1) pull or drag with effort or force. 2) transport in a truck or cart. ► NOUN 1) a quantity of something obtained, especially illegally. 2) a number of fish caught at one time. 3) a distance to be travelled. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • haul\ in — • haul in • haul up • pull in v slang To bring before someone in charge for punishment or questioning; arrest. John was hauled in to court for speeding. The tramp was hauled up for sleeping on the sidewalk. Compare: call on the carpet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • haul\ up — • haul in • haul up • pull in v slang To bring before someone in charge for punishment or questioning; arrest. John was hauled in to court for speeding. The tramp was hauled up for sleeping on the sidewalk. Compare: call on the carpet …   Словарь американских идиом

  • haul — [n] something obtained or moved booty, burden, cargo, catch, find, freight, gain, harvest, lading, load, loot*, payload*, spoils, takings*, yield; concepts 337,338 haul [v] move, pull to another spot back, boost, bring, buck, carry, cart, convey …   New thesaurus

  • haul — index cargo, carry (transport), deliver, plunder, spoils, struggle Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

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