haul

verb

• 1 [with object and adverbial] (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force:he hauled his bike out of the shed [no object, with adverbial]:she hauled on the reins
• (haul oneself) propel or pull oneself with difficulty:he hauled himself along the cliff face
• informal force (someone) to appear for reprimand or trial:he is to be hauled before the Press Council

• 2 [with object] (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it:the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston
• transport in a lorry or cart:he made a living hauling coal

• 3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] Nautical (especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course: my plan was to haul offshore, well clear of the land

noun

• 1a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally:they escaped with a haul of antiques
• a number of fish caught: he landed a record pike haul
• the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period: his seven-goal haul against Liverpool

• 2a distance to be covered in a journey:the thirty-mile haul to Boston