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Meaning of 'haul' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Haul [ n.]
- A pulling with force; a violent pull.
- A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at a haul.
- That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by hauling a net.
- Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul.
- A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred.
2 . Haul [ v. i.]
- To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t.
3 . Haul [ v. t.]
- To pull or draw with force; to drag.
- To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill.
- To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.

Meaning of 'haul' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . haul [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the quantity that was caught
Example in sentence:
  • the catch was only 10 fish
Meaning (2):
- the act of drawing or hauling something
Example in sentence:
  • the haul up the hill went very slowly
3 . haul [ v]
Meaning (3):
- draw slowly or heavily
Example in sentence:
  • haul nets;
  • haul stones
Meaning (4):
- transport in a vehicle
Example in sentence:
  • haul stones from the quarry in a truck;
  • haul vegetables to the market

Nearby Words:

haubergeon hauberk hauerite haugh haught haughtily haughtiness haughty haulage hauled

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