■ verb
1》 pull or drag with effort or force.
2》 transport in a truck or cart.
3》 (of a sailing ship) change course abruptly.
4》 ( ~ off ) N. Amer. informal leave.
↘withdraw slightly before doing something.
■ noun
1》 a quantity of something obtained, especially illegally.
2》 a number of fish caught at one time.
3》 a distance to be travelled.
Phrases
~ someone over the coals see coal .
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
C16 (orig. in the naut. sense 'trim sails for sailing closer to the wind'): var. of hale 2 .