HAUL


Meaning of HAUL in English

I.

noun

1 act of hauling

VERB + HAUL

▪ give sth

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ on

When I shout, give a ~ on the rope.

2 distance

ADJECTIVE

▪ long , short

the long ~ back to Cape Town

a short-haul passenger plane

▪ final , last

the final ~ up the hill to the finishing line

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ from , ~ to

3 ( esp. BrE ) of fish, stolen goods, etc.

ADJECTIVE

▪ big , large , record

The thieves got away with a record ~ of £25 million.

▪ drugs

VERB + HAUL

▪ get , get away with

The gang did not expect to get such a large ~.

HAUL + VERB

▪ be worth sth

a ~ worth £30 000

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

the biggest ever ~ of illegal drugs

II.

verb

Haul is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ truck

Haul is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bag , ↑ cargo , ↑ freight , ↑ load , ↑ log , ↑ luggage , ↑ sack , ↑ train

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .