I. ˈhȯl 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
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- haul ass
II. noun
Date: 1670
1.
a. : the act or process of hauling : pull
b. : a device for hauling
2.
a. : the result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win
the burglar's haul
b. : the quantity of fish taken in a single draft of a net
3.
a. : transportation by hauling
b. : the length or course of a transportation route
a long haul
c. : a quantity transported : load