26984 words

hauls

17 definitions • 24 examples
1
to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty:

Examples:

They hauled the boat out of the water.
haul yourself up She hauled herself up into the tree.
2
to take something or someone somewhere, especially by force:

Examples:

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.
3
to transport something, usually by road:

Examples:

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.
4
a usually large amount of something that has been stolen or is illegal:

Examples:

a haul of arms/drugs
5
all the things someone buys on an occasion when they go shopping:

Examples:

shopping haul Check out the Ucinek family shopping haul.
haul video I saw those gloves in a haul video.
6
the amount of fish caught:

Examples:

Fishermen have been complaining of poor hauls all year.
7
a journey, often a difficult one:

Examples:

a long/short haul From there it was a long haul/only a short haul back to our camp.
8
to pull something heavy or transport something over long distances:

Examples:

They use these trucks to haul freight.
9
A person who is hauled somewhere is forced to go there:

Examples:

She was arrested, fingerprinted, and hauled before a judge.
If you even mention my name in public, I’ll haul you right into court!
10
a distance over which something is transported:

Examples:

short-haul flights
It’s a long haul to Minnesota.
11
an amount of something that was obtained illegally, esp. after it has been taken by the authorities:

Examples:

Police say it is the largest haul of stolen art in years.
12
to transport goods over a long distance by truck, train, or ship:

Examples:

In 2006, shippers on the Great Lakes hauled 110 million tons of cargo.
13
to make someone go to a person in authority to answer questions about something they have done:

Examples:

haul sb (up) before/in front of sb/sth The EU gave the government two months to come up with a good case or be hauled up before the European Court of Justice.
14
to criticize someone severely for something they have done:

Examples:

15
a large amount of something that is illegal or has been stolen:

Examples:

It was one of the biggest drugs hauls police have seen in recent years.
a haul of sth They uncovered a haul of arms and ammunition at the suspect's address.
16
a large amount of fish caught at one time:

Examples:

Fishermen have complained of poor hauls all year.
17

Examples:

short/long haul The railroads say they can't make money off short hauls if they don't also get income from the long trips.

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