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Word: Haul
Speech Type: Verb
mid 16th century (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale
hɔːl
(of a person) pull or drag with effort or force
Short Definition:pull or drag with effort
Examples:- he hauled his bike out of the shed
- she hauled on the reins
(of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it
Short Definition:pull trailer or carriage
Examples:- the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston
(especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course
Short Definition:change course abruptly
Examples:- my plan was to haul offshore, well clear of the land
Word: Haul
Speech Type: Noun
hɔːl
a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally
Short Definition:quantity of something possessed illegally
Examples:- they escaped with a haul of antiques
a distance to be covered in a journey
Short Definition:distance to be traversed
Examples:- the thirty-mile haul to Boston
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