n.
Pronunciation: ' ho ̇ l
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English halen to pull, from Anglo-French haler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch halen to pull; akin to Old English ge holian to obtain
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 a : to exert traction on : DRAW < haul a wagon> b : to obtain or move by or as if by hauling <was haul ed to parties night after night by his wife> c : to transport in a vehicle : CART
2 : to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the wind
3 : to bring before an authority for interrogation or judgment : HALE < haul traffic violators into court>
intransitive verb
1 : to exert traction : PULL
2 : to move along : PROCEED
3 : to furnish transportation
4 of the wind : SHIFT
– haul ass
often vulgar : to move quickly