haul

CEFRB2

/hɔːl/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To pull or carry something heavy with effort.

  2. 02

    noun

    The amount of something obtained or carried.

Examples

  • Tom and Mary are in this for the long haul.

  • Please haul on the rope.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /hoːl/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.

  2. To draw or pull something heavy.

  3. To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.

More examples

In context

  • Getting to his place was a real haul.

  • “How fast was he goin’?” / “I don’t know exactly, but he must’ve been haulin’, given where he landed.”

  • We gotta haul tits!

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Origin

verb

From Middle English hālen, hailen, haulen, halien (“to drag, pull; to draw up”), from Old French haler (“to haul, pull”), from Frankish *halōn (“to drag, fetch, haul”) or Middle Dutch halen (“to drag, fetch, haul”), possibly merging with Old English *halian (“to haul, drag”); all from Proto-Germanic *halōną, *halēną, *hulōną (“to call, fetch, summon”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates The word is cognate with Danish hale (“to haul”), Middle Dutch halen (“to draw, fetch, haul”), Dutch halen (“to fetch, bring, haul”), Old Frisian halia, Saterland Frisian halen (“to draw, haul, pull”), Low German halen (“to draw, pull”), Old...