verb🔗ShareTo transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle."to haul logs to a sawmill"vehicleactionmachinetechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw or pull something heavy."The movers were hauling heavy boxes into the new house. "actionworkvehiclenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move."The construction workers were hauling heavy bags of cement to the top of the building. "actionworkindustrytechnicalnauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drag, to pull, to tug."The construction workers were hauling heavy pipes across the construction site. "actionworknauticalvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFollowed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something."The teacher is hauling Michael up after he cheated on the test. "actionjoblawpoliceworkorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked."The oxen, yoked together and straining in opposite directions, were hauling, threatening to break free from the plow. "actionanimalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo steer (a vessel) closer to the wind.""The sailor started hauling to avoid the approaching storm." "nauticalsailingdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow).""The captain announced that the wind was hauling, so they would need to adjust the sails." "nauticalsailingweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo haul ass."“How fast was he goin’?” / “I don’t know exactly, but he must’ve been haulin’, given where he landed.”"actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHaulage"The company's main business is the hauling of construction materials to building sites. "industrybusinesscommercetrafficvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
