Definitions for hauls

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hauls haul

Spelling: [hawl]

IPA: /hɔl/

Hauls is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 48 anagrams from letters in hauls (ahlsu).

Definitions for hauls

noun

1. an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
2. something that is hauled.
3. the load hauled at one time; quantity carried or transported.
4. the distance or route over which anything is hauled.
5. Fishing. the quantity of fish taken at one draft of the net. the draft of a fishing net. the place where a seine is hauled.
6. the act of taking or acquiring something.
7. something that is taken or acquired:

Idioms

1. haul around, Nautical. to brace (certain yards of a sailing vessel). (of the wind) to change in a clockwise direction.
2. haul in with, Nautical. to approach.
3. haul / shag ass, Slang: Vulgar. to get a move on; hurry.
4. long haul, a relatively great period of time: a relatively great distance: Nautical. the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively long period of time, as for winter storage or longer.
5. short haul, a relatively small period of time: a relatively little distance: Nautical. the drawing up on shore of a vessel for a relatively short period, as for repairs or painting.
6. shag ass, Slang: Vulgar. to depart, especially hurriedly; get going.

Verb phrases

1. haul off, Nautical. to change a ship's course so as to get farther off from an object. to withdraw; leave. Informal. to draw back the arm in order to strike; prepare to deal a blow:
2. haul up, to bring before a superior for judgment or reprimand; call to account. to come to a halt; stop. Nautical. to change the course of (a sailing vessel) so as to sail closer to the wind. Nautical. (of a sailing vessel) to come closer to the wind. Nautical. (of a vessel) to come to a halt.

verb (used with object)

1. to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag:
2. to cart or transport; carry:
3. to cause to descend; lower (often followed by down):
4. to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority (often followed by before, in, to, into, etc.):
5. to chase or follow after; pursue.
6. to go after and bring back; fetch.
7. Baseball. to retrieve and throw back (fly balls) in batting practice.

verb (used without object)

1. to pull or tug.
2. to go or come to a place, especially with effort:
3. to do carting or transport, or move freight commercially.
4. Nautical. to sail, as in a particular direction. to draw or pull a vessel up on land, as for repairs or storage. (of the wind) to shift to a direction closer to the heading of a vessel (opposed to veer). (of the wind) to change direction, shift, or veer (often followed by round or to).

Origin of hauls

1550-60; earlier hall, variant of hale²

Examples for hauls

Tellingly, both still trail the haul stacked up by The LEGO Movie back in February.

So, I haul off and belt him, two or three times, with my fist.

The scamps were in high spirits, seeming much pleased with their haul.

Matt it was who tried to put him into the harness and make him haul sled with the other dogs.

Only a mere $15,000 in cash from the haul was never recovered.

Botala remembers that the rebels would pull into the island, loot what they could, and then take the haul back to Stanleyville.

While engaged with her father, she would cut wood, haul logs, etc.

She went with him to haul the grain to mill and was fascinated by the big scales.

He fell short, taking in less than half that amount, but his haul was enough to scare his primary opponent, Trey Grayson.

We all went on board, and I was not sorry to find that we were to haul into the stream immediately.