haul
[verb]
Synonyms:
- drag, draw, heave, lug, pull, tug
[noun]
Synonyms:
- gain, booty, catch, harvest, loot, spoils, takings, yield

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Related Words: move, remove, shift, boost, elevate, hoist, lift, raise

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English Thesaurus: pull, tug, drag, haul, heave, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. haul¹ /hɔːl $ hɒːl/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: haler 'to pull']

1. to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement
haul something off/onto/out of etc something
She hauled her backpack onto her back.
the steam locomotive which hauled the train
I hauled the door shut behind me.

2. haul yourself up/out of etc something
a) to move somewhere with a lot of effort, especially because you are injured or tired:
Patrick hauled himself painfully up the stairs.
b) to succeed in achieving a higher position in society, in a competition etc:
He is confident that the club can haul themselves further up the league.

3. haul somebody over the coals British English to criticize someone severely because they have done something wrong Synonym : rake somebody over the coals American English

4. haul off and hit/punch/kick somebody American English informal to try to hit someone very hard

5. haul ass American English spoken not polite to hurry
haul somebody off phrasal verb
to force someone to go somewhere that they do not want to go, especially to prison:
Police handcuffed him and hauled him off to jail.
haul somebody up phrasal verb informal
to officially bring someone to a court of law to be judged
haul somebody up before/in front of
Campbell was hauled up in front of the magistrate.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. haul² noun [countable]

1. a large amount of illegal or stolen goods:
The gang escaped with a haul worth hundreds of pounds.
haul of
A haul of stolen cars has been seized by police officers.

2. long/slow haul something that takes a lot of time and effort:
At last we’ve won our freedom but it’s been a long bitter haul.

3. for the long haul until something that will take a long time is done or achieved:
I’m in this for the long haul (=going to stay involved until the end).

4. over the long haul over a long period of time:
Over the long haul, these small increases add up.

5. the amount of fish caught when fishing with a net
⇒ long-haul, short-haul

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

haul
noun
I. act of hauling
VERB + HAUL give sth
PREP. ~ on When I shout, give a haul on the rope.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

haul
II. distance to be travelled
ADJ. long, short the long haul back to Cape Town a short-haul passenger plane
final, last the final haul up the hill to the finishing line
PREP. ~ from, ~ to

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

haul
III. of fish/stolen goods, etc.
ADJ. big, large, record The thieves got away with a record haul of £25 million.
arms, drugs
VERB + HAUL get, get away with The gang did not expect to get such a large haul.
HAUL + VERB be worth sth a haul worth £30,000
PREP. ~ of the biggest ever haul of illegal drugs

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

pull to make something or someone move in the direction that your hands are moving:
He pulled her towards him and kissed her.
Sam was pulling on his socks.
tug to pull something suddenly with a short quick movement, often to get someone’s attention:
‘Look,’ he said, tugging at his brother’s sleeve.
I tugged at the drawer but it wouldn’t open.
drag to pull something along the ground, especially because it is heavy:
If we can’t lift the piano, we’ll have to drag it.
haul to pull something big and heavy using a lot of effort, especially upwards and using a rope:
They hauled their boats further up the beach.
fishermen hauling in their nets
heave to pull or lift something very heavy, especially with one movement:
He heaved the sack of sand onto his shoulder.
draw formal to pull something or someone gently in a particular direction:
Lisa reached for his hand but he drew it away.
tow to pull a vehicle behind – used about a vehicle, a boat, or a horse pulling something using a rope or chain:
The car in front of us was towing a caravan.
Horses were used to tow the boats along the canals.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

haul
hɔ:l
See: long haul

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲