Haul

English Meaning

To pull or draw with force; to drag.

1. To pull or drag forcibly; tug. See Synonyms at pull.
2. To transport, as with a truck or cart.
3. Informal To compel to go, especially for trial: "hauled the huge companies into court” ( Peter Matthiessen).
4. Nautical To change the course of (a ship), especially in order to sail closer into the wind.
5. To pull; tug.
6. To provide transportation; cart.
7. To shift direction: The wind hauled to the east.
8. To change one's mind.
9. Nautical To change the course of a ship.
10. The act of pulling or dragging.
11. The act of transporting or carting.
12. A distance, especially the distance over which something is pulled or transported.
13. Something that is pulled or transported; a load.
14. Everything collected or acquired by a single effort; the take: a big haul of fish.
15. haul off Informal To draw back slightly, as in preparation for initiating an action: "hauled off and smacked the hapless aide across the face” ( Bill Barol).
16. haul off Informal To shift operations to a new place; to move away.
17. haul up To come to a halt.
18. haul ass Vulgar Slang To move quickly: We'll be late if you don't haul ass.