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

  • (..) use them to make Brawndo? 'Cause Brawndo's got electrolytes. Man, I hope somethin' grows fast. Yeah. So we can haul our ass back home. Man. You really think those people would have starved to death? I don't know. I mean, how did the world ever get like this? (..)
    2006 Idiocracy