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Definition of Haul
1. Verb. Draw slowly or heavily. "Haul nets"
Generic synonyms: Draw, Force, Pull
Specialized synonyms: Bouse, Bowse
Derivative terms: Drag, Dragger, Dragger, Haulage, Hauler, Hauling
2. Noun. The act of drawing or hauling something. "The haul up the hill went very slowly"
Generic synonyms: Pull, Pulling
Specialized synonyms: Tow, Towage
Derivative terms: Draw
3. Verb. Transport in a vehicle. "Haul vegetables to the market"
Specialized synonyms: Piggyback, Piggyback
Derivative terms: Haulage, Hauler, Hauling
4. Noun. The quantity that was caught. "The catch was only 10 fish"
Definition of Haul
1. v. t. To pull or draw with force; to drag.
2. v. i. To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul,
3. n. A pulling with force; a violent pull.
Definition of Haul
1. Verb. To carry something; to transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move. ¹
2. Verb. To pull or draw something heavy. ¹
3. Verb. (nautical) To steer a vessel closer to the wind. ¹
4. Verb. (context: nautical of the wind) To shift fore (more towards the bow). ¹
5. Verb. (figuratively) ¹
6. Noun. A long drive, especially transporting/hauling heavy cargo. ¹
7. Noun. An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish or illegal loot. ¹
8. Noun. A pulling with force; a violent pull. ¹
9. Noun. (context: ropemaking) A bundle of many threads, to be tarred. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haul
1. to pull with force [v -ED, -ING, -S]