haul

/hɔl/

/hɔl/

Other forms: hauled; hauls

To haul is to move or take something, usually big and heavy, and put it somewhere else. If you've ever moved to a new house, then you know that having to haul all your stuff there can really take the joy out of moving into a new place.

You'll want to reserve haul for situations in which carrying something takes a lot of effort and ain't a lot of fun. You don't haul a sack of feathers, for example. You haul a bag of boulders, or a box of books. Haul is usually a verb, but you can also use it as a noun, when you're talking about lot of something that you caught or won. We went digging for clams—look at our haul! After winning at blackjack, take your haul and hit the road. Don't risk losing it all on roulette.

Definitions of haul

1. verb

   draw slowly or heavily
   “haul stones”

   “haul nets”

   synonyms: cart, drag, hale

   types:

   bouse, bowse

   haul with a tackle

   type of:

   draw, force, pull

   cause to move by pulling
2. verb

   transport in a vehicle
   “haul stones from the quarry in a truck”

   “haul vegetables to the market”

   types:

   piggyback

   haul by railroad car

   piggyback

   haul truck trailers loaded with commodities on railroad cars

   type of:

   carry, transport

   move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
3. noun

   the act of drawing or hauling something
   “the haul up the hill went very slowly”

   synonyms: draw, haulage

   types:

   tow, towage

   the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

   type of:

   pull, pulling

   the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
4. noun

   the quantity that was caught
   synonyms: catch

   type of:

   indefinite quantity

   an estimated quantity