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

  • (..) We are programming this, right? Yes. Mostly. Targeting five bogeys. Engaging rockets. Missiles away. Gotta haul ass, Bee! Come on! Misfire, misfire! Misfire, misfire! System failure. Galvatron just fired four rockets. Whoa! They're shooting at us! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction
  • (..) what happens here. Oh, that's Leadfoot. They rip him apart. Savages. And later, this truck comes to haul him off. KSI. Kinetic Solutions. Defense, aerospace, government contracts. They designed this drone. So these government guys (..)
    2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction