hauled

4 definitions • 6 examples

past simple and past participle of

to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty:

They hauled the boat out of the water.

haul yourself up She hauled herself up into the tree.

to take something or someone somewhere, especially by force:

haul something away FBI agents hauled away boxes of records.

haul someone off The police hauled him off to jail in front of his whole family.

to transport something, usually by road:

The roomy wagon has plenty of space for hauling the sports equipment she uses as coach of her son's soccer team.

The product loses its economic advantage when it must be hauled farther than 80 miles.