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

  • (..) - Okay, bucks and it's yours. ? You've just said . I know, it will save me money putting an ad in the paper. Come on, let haul it over your place. Kind of ironic, huh? - What? Toad washing a car they tried to steal from you. Yeah, he misses one spot. (..)
    2008 Gran Torino