Haul — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of drawing or hauling something

the quantity that was caught

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɔːl/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔːl/.

Examples

the haul up the hill went very slowly
the catch was only 10 fish
haul stones

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

draw catch haulage cart drag hale

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of drawing or hauling something “the haul up the hill went very slowly”
noun	the quantity that was caught “the catch was only 10 fish”
verb	draw slowly or heavily “haul stones”
verb	transport in a vehicle “haul stones from the quarry in a truck”

Word Forms

draw	verb	cause to move by pulling
haul	verb	transport in a vehicle
catch	verb	capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
haul	noun	the act of drawing or hauling something
hauler	noun	a haulage contractor
haulage	noun	the act of drawing or hauling something
hauling	noun	the activity of transporting goods by truck
drag	noun	the act of dragging (pulling with force)
dragger	noun	someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schleppen

der Akt des Zeichnens oder Ziehens von etwas

🇫🇷French

transporter

l'acte de dessiner ou de transporter quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

transportar

el acto de dibujar o transportar algo

🇮🇹Italian

tiro

l'atto di tirare o trasportare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

lading

de handeling van het tekenen of sjouwen van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

transporte

o ato de desenhar ou transportar algo

🇷🇺Russian

вытаскивать

акт рисования или переноски чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढोना

किसी चीज़ को खींचने या खींचने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

আনা

কিছু আঁকা বা আনার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

இழுத்துச் செல்ல

எதையாவது வரைதல் அல்லது இழுக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

లాగండి

ఏదో గీయడం లేదా లాగడం

🇮🇳Marathi

ओढणे

काहीतरी रेखाटण्याची किंवा ओढण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખેંચવું

કંઈક દોરવાની અથવા ખેંચવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಳೆಯಿರಿ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸೆಳೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಎಳೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വലിക്കുക

എന്തെങ്കിലും വരയ്ക്കുകയോ വലിച്ചെടുക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢੋਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਜਾਂ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

لے جانا

کسی چیز کو کھینچنے یا کھینچنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

运输

拉动或拖拽某物的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

運ぶ

何かを描いたり、運んだりする行為

🇰🇷Korean

세게 끌기

무언가를 그리거나 운반하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lôi

hành động vẽ hoặc kéo một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ลาก

การลากหรือลากสิ่งของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengangkut

tindakan menggambar atau mengangkut sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

hatakin

ang gawa ng pagguhit o paghakot ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

angkut

perbuatan melukis atau mengangkut sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسافات

فعل الرسم أو سحب شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

حمل و نقل

عمل کشیدن یا کشیدن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

çekmek

bir şeyi çizme veya taşıma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִגרוֹר

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The primary meaning of 'haul' is 'the act of drawing or hauling something'.

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