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The correct spelling is haul.
How to pronounce haul
/hɔːl/
nounIPA: /hɔːl/
Say it like: Hau-l
The correct spelling is haul. An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug. For example: "Getting to his place was a real haul."
Usage Examples
“Getting to his place was a real haul.”
“The robber’s haul was over thirty items.”
“to haul logs to a sawmill”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
- 2.The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
- 3.An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
- 4.Short for haul video.
- 5.(ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.
verb
- 1.To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
- 2.To draw or pull something heavy.
- 3.To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
- 4.To drag, to pull, to tug.
- 5.Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
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