haul

Definition

  • verb: to pull or drag (something) with effort
  • verb: to exert traction on
  • synonyms: draw, drag

Examples

  • It's going to be a tough project but we're in it 'for the long haul'. [=we are prepared to work on the project until it is completed]

  • Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug 'hauls' in the history of the county.

  • I arrived late for the meeting and was immediately 'hauled over the coals' by my boss.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) birth got the best of them. Tom's been alone ever since. Lone wolf. Thanks for the tin. This shit never gets easy. That's a good haul. I've had worse. You doin' all right? Yeah. Do you need to tell me anything? Tell you what? (..)
    2012 Mud