haul

//hɔːl//
B2Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Verb

haulInfinitive
haulPresent tense
hauledPast tense
hauledPast participle
haulingPresent participle
haulsThird-person singular
1

to pull or drag something heavy with effort

They hauled the heavy boxes up the stairs.

2

to transport goods or materials, especially by truck or vehicle

The company hauls construction materials to building sites across the country.

3

to force someone to go somewhere, especially to appear before an authority

The suspect was hauled before the judge to answer the charges.

Noun

haulSingular
haulsPlural
1

a quantity of something obtained or acquired, especially stolen goods or fish caught

The thieves escaped with a haul of jewelry worth thousands of dollars.

2

a distance to be traveled or over which something is transported

It's a long haul from Tokyo to New York.

3

the act of pulling or dragging something

It took a strong haul to move the heavy box across the floor.

Synonym

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