How to pronounce“haul”in English
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Definitions of “haul”
To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
“to haul logs to a sawmill”
To draw or pull something heavy.
“Thither they bent, and haul'd their ſhip to land, / (The crooked keel divides the yellow ſand) / Ulyſſes ſleeping on his couch they bore, / And gently plac'd him on the rocky ſhore.”
An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
“So I rigged my big salmon rod, and when I heard him splashing in the shallows across the pool, I put a few Alka Seltzer tablets onto the hook and cast into the darkness. There was a splash and a haul on my line, and this time I struck with both hands and then began pulling and horsing as hard as I could to bring this big fish over to my side.”
The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
“Getting to his place was a real haul.”
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