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

  • (..) MECHANIC: The bill comes to $.. BIFF: $? $ for a couple of dents? That's bullshit. It was horseshit. The whole car was horseshit. MECHANIC: Jones wanted $ to haul it away. BIFF: I bet he resold it. BIFF: I got to get something. MECHANIC: You want something? You can call Jones and (..)
    1989 Back to the Future Part II