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hauled

/hɔld/ /hɑld/

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

Examples :

"to haul logs to a sawmill"

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To draw or pull something heavy.

Examples :

"The movers hauled the heavy sofa up the stairs. "

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

Examples :

"The movers hauled the heavy sofa up the stairs. "

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To drag, to pull, to tug.

Examples :

"The movers hauled the heavy boxes into the new house. "

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Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.

Examples :

"The student was hauled up to the principal's office for cheating on the test. "

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To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.

Examples :

"The oxen, straining against the heavy log, suddenly hauled apart, breaking the yoke and stopping the work. "

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To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.

Examples :

"The sailor hauled the mainsail, turning the boat slightly to better catch the wind. "

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Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).

Examples :

"The captain announced that the wind had hauled forward, meaning we could finally raise the mainsail. "

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Examples :

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