Tra từ haul - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

haul [haul hauls hauled hauling] verb, noun BrE [hɔːl] NAmE [hɔːl]
verb
1. to pull sth/sb with a lot of effort
•~ sth/sb The wagons were hauled by horses.
•~ sth/sb + adv./prep. He reached down and hauled Liz up onto the wall.
•The car was hauled out of the river.
•fishermen hauling in their nets
2. ~ yourself up/out of, etc. to move yourself somewhere slowly and with a lot of effort
•She hauled herself out of bed.
•He hauled himself up.
3. ~ sb + adv./prep. to force sb to go somewhere they do not want to go
•A number of suspects have been hauled in for questioning.
•He was hauled off to jail.
4. usually passive ~ sb (up) before sb/sth to make sb appear in court in order to be judged
•He was hauled up before the local magistrates for dangerous driving.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale ‘drag with force’.

Synonyms:
pull
drag • draw • haul • tow • tug
These words all mean to move sth in a particular direction, especially towards or behind you.
pull • to hold sth and move it in a particular direction; to hold or be attached to a vehicle and move it along behind you: ▪ Pull the chair nearer the table. ◇ ▪ They use oxen to pull their carts.
drag • to pull sb/sth in a particular direction or behind you, usually along the ground, and especially with effort: ▪ The sack is too heavy to lift— you'll have to drag it.
draw • (formal) to move sb/sth by pulling them/it gently; to pull a vehicle such as a carriage: ▪ I drew my chair closer to the fire. ◇ ▪ a ▪ horse-drawn ▪ carriage
haul • to pull sb/sth to a particular place with a lot of effort: ▪ Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
drag or haul?
You usually drag sth behind you along the ground; you usually haul sth towards you, often upwards towards you. Dragging sth often needs effort, but hauling sth always does.
tow • to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: ▪ Our car was towed away by the police.
tug • to pull sb/sth hard in a particular direction: ▪ She tried to escape but he tugged her back.
to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow/tug sb/sth along/down/towards sth
to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow sb/sth behind you
to pull/drag/draw/haul a cart/sledge
to pull/draw a coach/carriage
to pull/haul/tow a truck
horses pull/draw/haul sth
dogs pull/drag/haul sth

Example Bank:
•Fishermen were hauling in their nets.
•He managed to haul himself over the wall.
•He reached down and hauled her up onto the ledge.
•I couldn't haul him away from the fight.
•Laura hauled herself up from the sofa.
•She hauled herself into a sitting position.
•She hauled him back onto the dance floor.
•The creature began to haul itself out of the water.
•The trucks were hauled by steam locomotives.
•They had to use ropes to haul him out of the water.
•They were hauled off to jail.
Idiom: ↑haul somebody over the coals

noun
1. a large amount of sth that has been stolen or that is illegal
•a haul of weapons
•a drugs haul
2. (especially in sport)a large number of points, goals, etc
•His haul of 40 goals in a season is a record.
3. usually singular the distance covered in a particular journey
•They began the long slow haul to the summit.
•Our camp is only a short haul from here.
•Take the coast road— it'll be less of a haul (= an easier journey).
see also ↑long haul, ↑short-haul
4. a quantity of fish caught at one time
•The fishermen had a good haul.

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale ‘drag with force’.

Example Bank:
•The thieves got away with a record haul of £25 million.
•When I shout, give a haul on the rope.
•a haul worth £30 000
•a short-haul passenger plane
•the biggest ever haul of illegal drugs
•the final haul up the hill to the finishing line
•the long haul back to Cape Town

See also: ↑rake somebody over the coals