HAUL


Meaning of HAUL in English

■ 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 .

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