- haul
- haul1 [ho:l US ho:l] v [T][Date: 1200-1300; : French; Origin: haler 'to pull']1.) to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movementhaul sth off/onto/out of etc sth▪ She hauled her backpack onto her back.▪ the steam locomotive which hauled the train▪ I hauled the door shut behind me.2.) haul yourself up/out of sth etca) to move somewhere with a lot of effort, especially because you are injured or tired▪ Patrick hauled himself painfully up the stairs.b) to succeed in achieving a higher position in society, in a competition etc▪ He is confident that the club can haul themselves further up the league.3.) haul sb over the coalsBrE to criticize someone severely because they have done something wrongAmerican Equivalent: rake somebody over the coals4.) haul off and hit/punch/kick sbAmE informal to try to hit someone very hard5.) haul assAmE spoken not polite to hurryhaul off [haul sb off] phr vto force someone to go somewhere that they do not want to go, especially to prison▪ Police handcuffed him and hauled him off to jail.haul up [haul sb up] phr vto officially bring someone to a court of law to be judgedhaul somebody up before/in front of▪ Campbell was hauled up in front of the magistrate.haul 2haul2 n1.) a large amount of illegal or stolen goods▪ The gang escaped with a haul worth hundreds of pounds.haul of▪ A haul of stolen cars has been seized by police officers.2.) long/slow haulsomething that takes a lot of time and effort▪ At last we've won our freedom but it's been a long bitter haul .3.) the amount of fish caught when fishing with a net
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.