haul
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- pronunciation:
- hawl
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
hauls, hauling, hauled |
| definition 1: |
When a truck hauls things, it carries them from one place to another in a vehicle.
These large trucks haul goods all over the country.Our truck wasn't big enough to haul all our furniture at once.- synonyms:
- ship, transport
- similar words:
- carry, cart, move, truck
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| definition 2: |
When you haul something, you pull or drag it with force. Things that are hauled are heavy or difficult to move.
The men hauled the old refrigerator down the steps to the street.- synonyms:
- drag, draw, pull
- similar words:
- cart, tow, tug
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| related words: |
draw, trail, transport |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A haul is an act of carrying from one place to another in a vehicle. The distance that something is carried is also called a "haul."
They rented a truck for the haul of the lumber.It's only a short haul across town, so the van will be there soon with the equipment.- similar words:
- distance, transport, trip
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| definition 2: |
A haul is the total amount of something you get after putting in effort to get it. We use the word "haul" in this way when we are speaking in an informal way with friends or other people we feel comfortable with.
My brother said he made a bigger haul of candy on Halloween this year than last year. |
| related words: |
cargo, catch |
The words
haul and
hall (a walkway) sound alike but have different meanings.