haul /höl/

1. To drag
2. To pull with violence or effort
3. To transport by road

1. To tug, to try to draw something
2. To alter a ship's course
3. (of a ship) to change direction

1. An act of pulling, or of pulling in
2. The contents of a hauled-in net or nets
3. A take, gain, loot (from a robbery)
4. A hauled load
5. Distance (to be) covered in hauling or travelling

haulˈage noun

1. The act of hauling
2. The business of transporting goods, esp by heavy road transport
3. Charge for hauling

haulˈer noun

haulier /hölˈyər/ noun

1. A man who conveys coal from the workings to the foot of the shaft
2. A person or firm employed in transporting goods, esp by road

haul over the coals see under coal

haul round or off

To turn a ship's course away from an object

haul up

1. To come or bring to rest after hauling
2. To call to account

long haul see under long¹

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