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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024short′ haul′. - See haul (def. 22).
short-haul (shôrt′hôl′),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or engaged in transportation over short distances:a short-haul trucking firm.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024haul /hɔl/USA pronunciation v. - to pull hard or draw with force;
drag;
tug: [~ + object]They hauled the boat onto the beach.[no object]The rescue workers hauled on the ropes. - to cart or transport;
carry:[~ + object]to haul freight. - to arrest or bring before a judge or other authority:[~ + object]The police hauled the pickpocket into court.
- haul off, [no obj]
- to withdraw;
leave:They hauled off in a hurry. - to draw back the arm in order to strike:hauled off and punched his tormenter.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of hauling:gave a haul on the fishing line.
- the load hauled at one time:a haul of logs.
- the distance or route over which anything is hauled:[usually singular]It was quite a haul home from Florida to California.
- something taken or acquired:The thieves made off with a haul of close to two million in jewels and cash.
Idioms- Idioms long (or short ) haul, a relatively great (or small) period of time:Over the long haul your investment will grow in value.
haul•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024haul (hôl),USA pronunciation v.t. - to pull or draw with force;
move by drawing;
drag:They hauled the boat up onto the beach. - to cart or transport;
carry:He hauled freight. - to cause to descend;
lower (often fol. by down):to haul down the flag. - to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority (often fol. by before, in, to, into, etc.):He was hauled before the judge.
v.i. - to pull or tug.
- to go or come to a place, esp. with effort:After roistering about the streets, they finally hauled into the tavern.
- Transport, Businessto do carting or transport, or move freight commercially.
- [Naut.]
- Naval Termsto sail, as in a particular direction.
- Nauticalto draw or pull a vessel up on land, as for repairs or storage.
- Naval Terms(of the wind) to shift to a direction closer to the heading of a vessel (opposed to veer).
- Naval Terms(of the wind) to change direction, shift, or veer (often fol. by round or to).
- haul around, [Naut.]
- Naval Termsto brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel).
- Naval Terms(of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction.
- Idioms, Slang Terms haul or shag ass, Slang (vulgar). to get a move on;
hurry. - Nautical, Naval Terms haul in with, to approach.
- haul off:
- Nauticalto change a ship's course so as to get farther off from an object.
- to withdraw;
leave. - [Informal.]to draw back the arm in order to strike;
prepare to deal a blow:He hauled off and struck the insolent lieutenant a blow to the chin.
- haul up:
- to bring before a superior for judgment or reprimand;
call to account. - to come to a halt;
stop. - Nauticalto change the course of (a sailing vessel) so as to sail closer to the wind.
- Naval Terms[Naut.](of a sailing vessel) to come closer to the wind.
- Naval Terms[Naut.](of a vessel) to come to a halt.
n. - an act or instance of hauling;
a strong pull or tug. - something that is hauled.
- the load hauled at one time;
quantity carried or transported. - the distance or route over which anything is hauled.
- Sport[Fishing.]
- the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net.
- the draft of a fishing net.
- the place where a seine is hauled.
- the act of taking or acquiring something.
- something that is taken or acquired:The thieves' haul included several valuable paintings.
- Idioms long haul:
- a relatively great period of time:In the long haul, he'll regret having been a school dropout.
- a relatively great distance:It's a long haul from Maine to Texas.
- , Nautical, Naval Terms[Naut.]the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.
- Idioms short haul:
- a relatively small period of time:For the short haul, he'll be able to get by on what he earns.
- a relatively little distance:The axle wouldn't break for just a short haul.
- , Naval Terms, Nautical[Naut.]the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting.
- earlier hall, variant of hale2 1550–60
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See draw.
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