haul
- noun
- /hɔl/
- The fisherman was proud of his best haul of the day, which included several large salmon.
- a long haul
Examples
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After hours of work, we finally made a major haul of heavy furniture into the new house.
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Cecil, her husband, was a long-haul trucker who did what he could when he had the time.
Fiction book (1996) -
North, maybe, but it's a longer haul to an open spot.
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We got a long haul back.
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We got a long haul.
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Well, like my friend the mayor said, our partnership with the inner city is for the long haul.
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But nevertheless, he stuck it out for the long haul; we can do no less.
Blog text (28) -
I'm in this for the long haul, Bree.
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We were in it for the long haul, and from the beginning, we swam upstream.
Fiction book (1999) -
Which is saying a lot seeing that's all I do on long hauls.
Synonyms
A hard pull of something across a surface
The activity of moving goods by truck or large vehicle
An act of pulling something, often with force
The pulling of a heavy load by animals or machines
An act of using force to move something toward you
The moving of goods by road or rail
Pulling a load like a cart to move it
Pulling a vehicle or boat using another vehicle
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How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Haul as an act of pulling comes from haler 'to pull', so a 'haul' can mean the hard effort or single pull needed to move or lift something.