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verb | noun haulhaul1 /hɔl/ ●●○ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive] ETYMOLOGYhaul1Origin: 1200-1300 French haler to pull VERB TABLEhaul |
Present | I, you, we, they | haul | | he, she, it | hauls | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | hauled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have hauled | | he, she, it | has hauled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had hauled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will haul | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have hauled |
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Present | I | am hauling | | he, she, it | is hauling | | you, we, they | are hauling | Past | I, he, she, it | was hauling | | you, we, they | were hauling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been hauling | | he, she, it | has been hauling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been hauling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be hauling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been hauling |
THESAURUSmove somebody/something toward you► pull to use your hands to make someone or something move toward you or in the direction of your hand: He grabbed the handle and pulled hard. Mom, Ellie’s pulling my hair! ► tug to pull something suddenly with a quick, often repeated, movement: The little boy was tugging at her sleeve. ► drag to pull something along the ground, especially because it is too heavy to carry: We had to drag the mattress into the room. ► haul to pull something big and heavy using a lot of effort, especially using a rope: Fishermen hauled in their nets full of fish. ► tow to pull a vehicle along, using a rope or chain: The pickup truck in front of us was towing a boat. ► draw to pull something or someone gently in a particular direction. Used especially in writing: He put his arm around her and drew her closer. 1to carry or pull something heavy: haul something along/in/across etc. I was hauling boxes into the new house.► see thesaurus at pull12to carry a large amount of something in a truck or ship SYN transport: The ship was hauling a load of iron ore.haul something ↔ away/in/off etc. Trucks haul away garbage to the landfill.3haul yourself up/out of etc. to move yourself somewhere using a lot of effort: Welles hauled himself up the rock face. [Origin: 1200–1300 French haler to pull]haul something ↔ in phrasal verb informal to earn a lot of money: The movie hauled in $2 million in just one weekend.haul off phrasal verb1haul somebody ↔ off to take someone somewhere he or she does not want to go, especially to prison: Mahoney was hauled off for questioning.2haul off and hit/punch/kick somebody informal to try to hit someone very hard verb | noun haulhaul2 noun [countable] ► over the short haul They offer guaranteed savings over the short haul. ► In the long haul In the long haul, these changes will improve our children’s education. ► for the long haul We’re in this project for the long haul. 1a large amount of illegal or stolen goods: haul of Police have seized a large haul of cocaine.2the long/short haul the long or short time that it takes to achieve something or for something to happen: They offer guaranteed savings over the short haul. In the long haul, these changes will improve our children’s education. We’re in this project for the long haul.3a long haul a long distance to travel: It’s a long haul from here to Boise.4the amount of fish caught when fishing with a net SYN catch → see also long-haul, short-haul |