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- Dictionaryhaul/hɔːl/
verb
- 1. (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force: "he hauled his bike out of the shed" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it: "the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston"
noun
- 1. a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally: "they escaped with a haul of antiques"
- 2. a distance to be covered in a journey: "the thirty-mile haul to Boston"
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HAUL definition: 1. to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty: 2. to take something or someone somewhere…. Learn more.
1. a. : to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing : to exert traction on. haul a wagon. b. : to obtain or move by or as if by hauling. was hauled to parties night after night by his wife. c. : to transport in a vehicle : cart. The cattle were hauled to market. trucks hauling freight. 2.
To haul is to move or take something, usually big and heavy, and put it somewhere else. If you've ever moved to a new house, then you know that having to haul all your stuff there can really take the joy out of moving into a new place.
Haul definition: to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag. See examples of HAUL used in a sentence.
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.
n. 1. The act of pulling or dragging. 2. The act of transporting or carting. 3. A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. hauled, hauling, hauls. To pull; tug. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To transport by wagon, truck, etc. To haul coal for a living. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To cause (oneself) to move, especially slowly or laboriously. Hauled myself down to the lobby. American Heritage. Hale. Webster's New World
Check pronunciation: haul. Definition of haul verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
HAUL definition: 1. to pull something somewhere slowly and with difficulty: 2. an amount of something that has been…. Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · haul (third-person singular simple present hauls, present participle hauling, simple past and past participle hauled) ( transitive) To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle . to haul logs to a sawmill. ( transitive) To draw or pull something heavy .
