haul
🇬🇧 /ˈhɔːl/
🇺🇸 /ˈhɔl/
📖 Definitions
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verb
To pull or drag something with effort or force, especially over a distance.; To transport goods, especially in large quantities, by vehicle or vessel.; To pull or draw in a net, rope, or line, especially in fishing.; To change the direction of a ship or vessel; to alter course.; To summon or bring someone before a court or authority, often forcibly.
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noun
A quantity of something that has been caught, stolen, or acquired, especially in a single effort.; The act of pulling or dragging something heavy.; A distance over which something is transported; a journey or route for carrying goods.; The amount of fish caught in a single pull of a net.; A large amount of something obtained or accumulated.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable
Plural: hauls
3rd sing.: hauls
Past: hauled
Past part.: hauled
Pres part.: hauling
Collocations
long haulshort haulhaul inhaul outhaul over the coalsa big haul
Derivatives
haulerlong-haulshort-hauloverhaul
Synonyms
dragpulltowlugcartcatchyield
Commonly confused
hale
EN: 'Hale' means healthy and vigorous (as in 'hale and hearty'); 'haul' means to pull or drag with effort.
hall
EN: 'Hall' is a large room or building; 'haul' is the act of pulling or a quantity obtained.
Spelling tips
EN: Do not confuse 'haul' with 'hale' (healthy) or 'hall' (a room). The 'au' diphthong gives it the /ɔː/ sound.
💬 Examples
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The workers hauled the heavy logs across the field.
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The trucking company hauls freight across the country.
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The fishermen hauled in their nets at dawn.
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The captain hauled the ship to starboard to avoid the rocks.
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He was hauled before the judge for contempt of court.
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The police recovered a haul of stolen jewelry worth thousands.
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It was a long haul up the mountain with all that equipment.
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The long haul from New York to Los Angeles takes about five days by truck.
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The first haul of the day yielded over two hundred pounds of cod.
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She came home with a huge haul from the sale.