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to haul

to haul

157 2.1
To carry something in a vehicle or over a long distance
  • verb
  • /hɔl/
translation icon : transportar
  • The workers will haul the heavy boxes into the truck.
  • haul freight
  • haul by truck
  • haul a trailer

I will haul that when we get home.

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Examples

  • The road to Iraq is lined for miles with tractor-trailer trucks hauling supplies from Turkey.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In 1991, the transfer station was closed, and garbage was hauled directly to a regional waste-to-energy plant.

    Academic text (1995)
  • I will haul that when we get home.

  • Come on, haul it over.

  • To get back into operation, we had to agree to haul out twice as much material.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Haul that on in here.

  • And yeah, we we haul food product for restaurants and and grocery stores.

  • For several months, an hour or two a day, we hauled concrete blocks to the walls.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Aaron's going to help me dig some holes and haul some stuff to the garbage.

  • When a vehicle has reached the end of its service, it is hauled to a recycler.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

to transport
vsto haul
377 1.4

To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle

is more hands-on often for heavy loads and pulling methods
to tow
vsto haul
93 2.0

To pull a vehicle behind another using a rope or chain

is wider and includes carrying heavy loads by vehicle or pulling
to carry away
vsto haul
88 3.5

To move people or things away, sometimes because of strong feeling

is limited to physical moving of heavy items not emotional change
to cart
vsto haul
36 2.3

To carry something, often heavy, from one place to another

is broader including moving by pulling or vehicle in many contexts
to tote
vsto haul
  • US
30 6.0

To carry something heavy or awkward

tends to involve vehicles or pulling for larger loads not just handheld carrying
to truck
vsto haul
  • US
28 2.6

To move goods by road in a large vehicle

is general transport by various means not only large goods vehicles
to lug
vsto haul
21 4.4

To carry or drag something heavy with effort

implies moving heavy things possibly by vehicle or steady pulling less personal strain
to haul away
vsto haul
8 3.4

To take away large or heavy things using a vehicle

is more general and covers moving heavy things by vehicle or by pulling
to haul off
vsto haul
5 4.1

To take something away using a truck or van

focuses on general transport of heavy things rather than removal for disposal
to pull along
vsto haul
4 3.0

To move something by dragging it with effort

is mainly about transporting heavy items sometimes by vehicle rather than dragging
to cart away
vsto haul
  • Informal
1 4.1

To take something away in a vehicle, often because it is large or unwanted

covers any heavy moving not only bulky removal tasks

Antonyms

125 2.6

Take things or people out of a vehicle like a truck

Idioms

1 8.6

To scold someone very strongly for a mistake

9.9

To go home when you are very tired after a long day

Phrasal Verbs

8 3.4

To take away large or heavy things using a vehicle

5 4.1

To take something away using a truck or van

1 6.0

Stop a car or taxi at the side of a road

to haul ashes
  • Informal
9.9

To feel very tired after hard work or exercise

To catch and pull many fish into a boat

Compounds

long haul
  • Informal
41 4.9

A long difficult time that needs steady effort and patience

5 3.5

A trip that goes a very long distance, often by plane or train

4.9

Ready for a pickup service to take away

3.4

A service that takes away unwanted items

4.1

A truck that takes away waste and unwanted items

9.9

A woman who moves in with another woman very soon after they start dating

How Difficult

to lug
21 4.4
drag
31 2.3
to haul
157 2.1
to transport
377 1.4
to carry
1.0
to take
1.0

Surface Forms

haul infinitive
hauled past
hauled past participle
hauling present participle
hauls third person singular

Etymology

Haul as a verb comes from the old French haler meaning 'to pull', so to haul something is to move or carry it, often by truck or cart when it is heavy.