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

  • (..) - Let's get this cover off. - Okay, Lieutenant, you're up. It's not budging. It's sealed shut! We need time to get this open. We don't have time! Let's haul it out of here! We gotta get it on a boat! Everybody, grab the warhead! Let's move! Move it up guys. Lieutenant, let's go! Lieutenant? (..)
    2014 Godzilla