haul
verb /hɔːl/
/hɔːl/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they haul | /hɔːl/ /hɔːl/ |
| he / she / it hauls | /hɔːlz/ /hɔːlz/ |
| past simple hauled | /hɔːld/ /hɔːld/ |
| past participle hauled | /hɔːld/ /hɔːld/ |
| -ing form hauling | /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈhɔːlɪŋ/ |
- to pull something/somebody with a lot of effort
- haul something/somebody The wagons were hauled by horses.
- haul something/somebody + adv./prep. He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall.
- The car was hauled out of the river.
- fishermen hauling in their nets
Synonyms pullpull- drag
- draw
- haul
- tow
- tug
- pull to hold something and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you:
- Pull the chair nearer the table.
- They use oxen to pull their carts.
- drag to pull somebody/something in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort:
- The sack is too heavy to lift—you’ll have to drag it.
- draw (formal) to move somebody/something by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage:
- I drew my chair closer to the fire.
- a horse-drawn carriage
- haul to pull somebody/something to a particular place with a lot of effort:
- Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
- tow to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:
- Our car was towed away by the police.
- tug to pull somebody/something hard in a particular direction:
- She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow/tug somebody/something along/down/towards something
- to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow somebody/something behind you
- to pull/drag/draw/haul a cart/sledge
- to pull/draw a coach/carriage
- to pull/haul/tow a truck
- horses pull/draw/haul something
- dogs pull/drag/haul something
Extra Examples- The trucks were hauled by steam locomotives.
- They had to use ropes to haul him out of the water.
- haul yourself up/out of, etc. to move yourself somewhere slowly and with a lot of effort
- She hauled herself out of bed.
- He hauled himself up.
Extra Examples- He managed to haul himself over the wall.
- Laura hauled herself up from the sofa.
- She hauled herself into a sitting position.
- The creature began to haul itself out of the water.
- haul somebody + adv./prep. to force somebody to go somewhere they do not want to go
- A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning.
- He was hauled off to jail.
Extra Examples- She hauled him back onto the dance floor.
- I couldn't haul him away from the fight.
- [usually passive] to make somebody appear in court in order to be judged
- be hauled (up) before somebody/something He was hauled up before the local magistrates for dangerous driving.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale ‘drag with force’.
Idioms
haul somebody over the coals (British English)
(North American English rake somebody over the coals)
- to criticize somebody severely because they have done something wrong
- I was hauled over the coals by my boss for being late.