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Dictionary: haul   (hôl) pronunciation

v., hauled, haul·ing, hauls.

v.tr.
  1. To pull or drag forcibly; tug. See synonyms at pull.
  2. To transport, as with a truck or cart.
  3. Informal. To compel to go, especially for trial: "hauled the huge companies into court" (Peter Matthiessen).
  4. Nautical. To change the course of (a ship), especially in order to sail closer into the wind.
v.intr.
  1. To pull; tug.
  2. To provide transportation; cart.
    1. To shift direction: The wind hauled to the east.
    2. To change one's mind.
  3. Nautical. To change the course of a ship.
n.
  1. The act of pulling or dragging.
  2. The act of transporting or carting.
  3. A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported.
  4. Something that is pulled or transported; a load.
  5. Everything collected or acquired by a single effort; the take: a big haul of fish.
phrasal verbs:

haul off Informal.

  1. To draw back slightly, as in preparation for initiating an action: "hauled off and smacked the hapless aide across the face" (Bill Barol).
  2. To shift operations to a new place; to move away.
haul up
  1. To come to a halt.

idiom:

haul ass Vulgar Slang.

  1. To move quickly: We'll be late if you don't haul ass.

[Middle English haulen, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin.]

hauler haul'er n.

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verb

    To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force: drag, draw, pull, tow, tug. See push/pull.

noun

  1. The act of drawing or pulling a load: draft, drag, draw, pull, traction. See push/pull.
  2. Something carried physically: burden1, cargo, freight, load. Sports impost. See heavy/light, over/under.

Idioms: haul
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In addition to the idioms beginning with haul, also see long haul; rake (haul) over the coals.


Antonyms: haul
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v

Definition: move
Antonyms: push


v. 1. (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or load) behind it: the train was hauling a cargo of liquid chemicals.

2. (especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Architecture: haul, haul distance
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1. The distance that an excavated material is moved from the cut to the fill.
2. The distance along the most practical route for trucks to carry excavated material from its center of mass to the center of mass of the fill.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Whatever is taken at one time by theft. Also: To carry or move.

pronunciation The family had to haul their belongings across the country to their new home.

Tutor's tip: What did Saul "haul" (carry or cart) to the small "hall" (chamber or gallery)?

Translations: Haul
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trække, hale, styre op mod vinden, slæbe, transportere, bugsere
v. intr. - dreje, fiske, trække vod
n. - træk, halen, slæben, transport, fangst, udbytte

idioms:

  • haul in    hale i, hale ind, arrestere
  • haul over the coals    skælde ud, riste over en sagte ild
  • haul up    gå tættere til vinden, lægge til, hale op

Nederlands (Dutch)
vlag-/zeilen hijsen, netvissen, (aan)halen, koers zetten, voor de rechtbank etc. slepen, zeulen, vervoeren, haal, lading, het ophalen van kabels, vangst, winst

Français (French)
v. tr. - tirer, traîner (qn), (Transp) transporter, camionner, (Naut) lofer, haler
v. intr. - (Naut) refuser (le vent), naviguer vent debout
n. - butin, saisie, (Sport) moisson, (lit, fig) étape, (Transp) vol, prise, pêche

idioms:

  • haul ass    se magner le cul, se dépêcher, foncer
  • haul in    amener (un filet, un poisson), affaler (une corde), tirer (qn) hors de l'eau
  • haul off    (Naut) passer au vent
  • haul over the coals    passer un savon à, réprimander (qn)
  • haul up    monter, (Naut) hisser, (fig) demandes comptes à, être convoqué

Deutsch (German)
v. - ziehen, transportieren, befördern, (mar.) die Schiffsrichtung ändern
n. - Ziehen, Strecke, Fischfang, Beute

idioms:

  • haul ass    (USA)(inf) sich rasch bewegen, weggehen
  • haul in    einholen, einziehen
  • haul off    (naut) abdrehen, sich zurückziehen, ausholen, (naut) den Kurs ändern
  • haul over the coals    jmdm. die Leviten lesen
  • haul up    hochziehen, tadeln, Rechenschaft fordern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - έλκω, σύρω, τραβώ, μεταφέρω ή διακινώ (με όχημα)
n. - τράβηγμα, τράβηγμα, σύρσιμο, έλξη, ρυμούλκηση, διχτυά, ψαριά, μπάζα, διαδρομή, απόσταση μεταφοράς, παρτίδα μεταφοράς ή φορτίου

idioms:

  • haul in    συλλαμβάνω
  • haul over the coals    επιτιμώ έντονα, κατσαδιάζω
  • haul up    σταματώ

Italiano (Italian)
issare, trascinare, trazione, retata, bottino

idioms:

  • haul in    trascinare a forza
  • haul over the coals    criticare severamente
  • haul up    trascinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - puxar, rebocar, extrair (carvão)
n. - ação (f) de puxar ou rebocar, quantidade (f) ou distância (f) rebocada

idioms:

  • haul in    trazer
  • haul over the coals    repreender
  • haul up    navegar mais próximo à direção do vento, chegar à parada

Русский (Russian)
вытягивание, улов, перевозка, груз, тянуть, вытаскивать, дотащиться, менять курс, менять план действий

idioms:

  • haul in    втягивать, приближаться к берегу
  • haul over the coals    давать нагоняй
  • haul up    поднимать, останавливаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - izar, arrastrar, tirar, transportar, remolcar, acarrear
v. intr. - tirar de, halar
n. - tirón, estirón, recorrido, trayecto, ganancia, botín, distancia

idioms:

  • haul ass    burro de carga
  • haul in    ir recogiendo
  • haul off    retirarse, irse
  • haul over the coals    echar una bronca o un rapapolvo
  • haul up    levantar, tirar hacia arriba, izar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hala, frakta, styra upp mot vinden, ändra kurs (sjö. äv. bildl.), segla, bogsera
n. - halning, fångst, (transport)sträcka

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
拖拉, 拖运, 拖, 改变方向, 拉, 用力拖拉

idioms:

  • haul in    把...带上来
  • haul over the coals    责备, 申斥
  • haul up    举起, 改变航向, 停止

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拖拉, 拖運
v. intr. - 拖, 改變方向, 拉
n. - 用力拖拉, 拉, 拖

idioms:

  • haul in    把...帶上來
  • haul over the coals    責備, 申斥
  • haul up    舉起, 改變航向, 停止

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 세게 잡아당기다, 운반하다, 연행하다
v. intr. - 잡아당기다, 풍향이 바뀌다, 침로를 돌리다, 운반하다
n. - 세게 잡아당김, 한 그물에 잡힌 고기, 운반

idioms:

  • haul in    끌어당기다
  • haul up    이물을 바람머리로 돌리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引っ張る, 引きずる, 運搬する, 向きを変える, 向きが変わる, 強く引く
n. - 引っ張ること, 運搬, 運搬距離, 獲物, 漁獲高, 強く引くこと, ひと網

idioms:

  • haul in    たぐり込む
  • haul over the coals    非難する
  • haul up    船首を風上に転ずる, 止まる, 引き上げる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغير اتجاه السفينه, يجذب, يسحب, ينقل في عربه, يسوقه إلى, تغير الريح اتجاهها (الاسم) جذب, سحب, غنيمه, صيد, نقل بالعربات, حمل أو حموله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮משך, גרר‬
v. intr. - ‮שינה כיוון‬
n. - ‮גרירה, משיכה, מרחק הגרירה, שלל-דיג, שלל-גניבה, כמות הרכש‬


 
 
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