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   haul

   /hɔːl/

   verb

   • 1. (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force: "he hauled his bike out of the shed" Similar dragpulltugheavehumptraildrawtowmanhandleinformal:lugschleparchaic:haleOpposite push
   • ▪ propel or pull oneself with difficulty: "he hauled himself along the cliff face"
   • ▪ force (someone) to appear for reprimand or trial: informal "he is to be hauled before the Press Council"
   • 2. (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it: "the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston"
   • ▪ transport in a lorry or cart: "he made a living hauling coal" Similar transportconveycartcarryshipferrymoveshifttake
   • 3. (especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course: "my plan was to haul offshore, well clear of the land"

   noun

   • 1. a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally: "they escaped with a haul of antiques"
   • ▪ a number of fish caught: "he landed a record pike haul"
   • ▪ the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period: "his seven-goal haul against Liverpool"
   • ▪ all the products purchased by someone during a particular episode of shopping: "I'm really pleased with my haul as I think I got some great bargains"
   • 2. a distance to be covered in a journey: "the thirty-mile haul to Boston"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale2.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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