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单词 hauling
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haul

1 of 2

verb

ˈhȯl How to pronounce haul (audio)
hauled; hauling; hauls

transitive verb

1
a
: to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing : to exert traction on
haul a wagon
b
: to obtain or move by or as if by hauling
was hauled to parties night after night by his wife
c
: to transport in a vehicle : cart
The cattle were hauled to market.
trucks hauling freight
2
: to change the course of (a ship) especially so as to sail closer to the wind
3
: to bring before an authority for interrogation or judgment : hale
haul traffic violators into court

intransitive verb

1
: to exert traction : pull
haul back on the reins
2
: to move along : proceed
about three o'clock we hauled into Moonridge Kenneth Clark
the bull hauled back for another lunge F. B. Gipson
3
: to furnish transportation
a nominal charge for hauling
4
of the wind : shift

haul

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: the act or process of hauling (see haul entry 1) : pull
The rope stood up under the strain of the haul.
b
: a device for pulling or carting something : a device for hauling
2
a
: the result of an effort to obtain, collect, or win
the burglar's haul
b
: the quantity of fish taken in a single draft of a net
3
a
: the act or process of transporting something in a vehicle : transportation by hauling
a rail haul meant that several hundred expensive … cars would have to be bought N. M. Clark
b
: the length or course of a transportation route
a long haul
c
: a quantity transported : load
a haul of lumber
Phrases
haul ass
slang, often vulgar
: to move quickly
haul ass or you'll miss your flight

Synonyms

Verb

  • drag
  • draw
  • hale
  • lug
  • pull
  • tow
  • tug

Noun

  • bounty
  • catch
  • take
  • yield
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb They hauled the boat up onto the beach. The car was hauled away to the junkyard. We used buckets to haul water up from the river. She hauled herself to her feet and limped home. I'm tired of hauling this heavy camera around with me. The prisoner was hauled away in handcuffs. They hauled her off to court. The cattle were hauled by rail. The company has a fleet of trucks that are used to haul freight. Noun each haul of the rope Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the county. The kids always collect a substantial haul of candy on Halloween. It's just a short haul from our cabin to the beach. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
The streaming service earned 91 nominations for this year's Emmy Awards, second only to HBO, which hauled 111, and well ahead of Hulu's 18 and Amazon's 16 according to Business Insider. Hamza Shaban, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2017 Hundreds of people, including prominent intellectuals, had signed the charter by the time Mr Liu was hauled away to his cell. The Economist, 15 July 2017 A pipeline that hauls oil from West Texas’ Permian Basin to Houston shut Thursday after a 1,200-barrel spill near the state capital, Austin. Ben Sharples, Bloomberg.com, 14 July 2017 Yeah, there's the handful of students who love running and are cooling at the finish line in ten minutes flat, but for everyone else, hauling yourself a full mile at a jog is no small feat. Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue, 13 July 2017 The group is scheduled to meet with Waste Management, the company which hauls Mobile's garbage, on Wednesday. John Sharp, AL.com, 11 July 2017 Several cars of a freight train hauling crude oil derailed Friday night in Plainfield prompting an evacuation but no injuries, officials said. Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2017 The victim was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive his head wounds, Officer John Buttle said..Officers cruised around the area, looking for the Winnebago hauling a black Jeep. Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 28 June 2017 According to Kansas City police, a truck hauling construction equipment struck part of the bridge, which dislodged concrete. Toriano PorterAnd Joe Robertson, kansascity.com, 24 June 2017
Noun
No long-haul operations are due to be canceled, though some will be re-timed in order to avoid London airspace during the funeral services. Benjamin Katz, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Freight railroads are responsible for carrying 40% of the nation's long-haul freight and a work stoppage could jeopardize these shipments. Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2022 The company also says its target audience for the Rangeline includes singles and couples or families with small childen who want to tour the country or visit nearby locations on short-haul weekend trips. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 13 Sep. 2022 Prosecutors say Bou traveled to Southern California over the past year to personally handle the delivery of large shipments of drugs to long-haul semi-truck drivers, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 The dishes, which are the furthest things from stereotypical airline food, will be served on long-haul flights through November 30. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2022 It will be expanded to other long-haul markets in Asia and Africa further into the rollout. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Germany’s cartel office on Thursday also prohibited Lufthansa from ending long-term cooperation agreements with charter airline Condor until further notice, saying the national carrier was impeding Condor from competing on long-haul routes. Reuters, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 Dubai’s long-haul carrier Emirates stopped flights to Baghdad on Tuesday. Samya Kullab, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb and Noun

Middle English halen to pull, from Anglo-French haler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch halen to pull; akin to Old English geholian to obtain

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

haul 1 of 2

verb

ˈhȯl How to pronounce haul (audio)
hauled; hauling
1
: to pull or drag with effort
2
: to transport in a vehicle
haul freight

haul

2 of 2

noun

1
: the act of pulling or hauling
They got closer with each haul.
2
: an amount collected
a burglar's haul
3
: the distance or route traveled or over which a load is moved
It's a long haul to the beach.

hauling

verb

present participle of haul
1
as in pulling
to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • pulling
  • dragging
  • towing
  • tugging
  • lugging
  • carrying
  • transporting
  • drawing
  • heaving
  • haling
  • moving
  • attracting
  • yanking
  • jerking
  • conveying
  • ferrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pushing
  • driving
  • shoving
  • propelling
  • thrusting
2
as in carrying
to support and take from one place to another a vast army of trucks haul produce across America every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • carrying
  • transporting
  • ferrying
  • packing
  • bringing
  • sending
  • lugging
  • carting
  • conveying
  • toting
  • delivering
  • shipping
  • taking
  • bearing
  • transferring
  • moving
  • transmitting
  • removing
  • fetching
  • forwarding
  • shifting
  • handing over
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