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Definition of haul:
- A bundle of about four hundred threads, to be tarred.
- 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.
- To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t.
- To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
- To pull or draw with force; to drag.
- To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill.
- Transportation by hauling; the distance through which anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a long haul or short haul.
Synonyms:
sweep, attracter, accuse, blood sports, complex, hold, attractor, stop, heave, a feather in your cap, bounty, lot, squeeze, achievement, drag in, bill of lading, indict, conquest, trail, lead, snatch, the fruit/fruits of something, find, drop behind, hale, capture, wrench, charge, traction, attraction, drawing card, sweep up, drop back, angling, yield, dredge, incline, cascade, bait, deluge, allure, entice, plant, dock, attract, collar, tear at, bonanza, catch, ill-gotten gains, shoulder, scuff, pluck at, prosecute, cart, cornucopia, hook, over, blizzard, in the end, bill of entry, haulage, pinch, handiwork, bombardment, bring before, freight, impeach, voyage, cast, drag on, for a long time, big game, realization, bring, feat, heavy, standoff, snap, for a time at time, drag out, arrest, get behind, hang back, lure, gimmick, tie, schlep, coerce, force, impost, embroil, pressure, match, pluck, strain, prefer charges (against someone), tangle, burden, delivery, induce, draft, apprehension, bite, allege, payload, trip, draw poker, accomplishment, weight, cargo, lading, hump, drag, taking into custody, hooking, contraband, feast, load, concentration, consignment, push, distance, attainment, summit, puff, take, avalanche, carriage, draw, bring someone up on charges of something, be burdened with something, loading, implicate, carrier, draw play.
- carry (part of speech: verb)
- booty (part of speech: noun)
- pull (part of speech: verb)
- ship (part of speech: verb)
- steal (part of speech: verb)
Usage examples:
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If the fish aren't heavy enough to ruin my rest, I'll haul them in."
- "The Wailing Octopus", Harold Leland Goodwin. -
The life- line was all right, and he was getting air enough, only when they tried to haul him up he stuck on account of the hose.
- "Careers of Danger and Daring", Cleveland Moffett. -
At one house that they 'did up' Misery made a big haul.
- "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists", Robert Tressell.