haul
/hɔl/
noun
- A large amount of something that has been stolen, caught, or collected.
- The fishing boat returned with a huge haul of salmon.
- The thieves escaped with a haul of jewelry worth millions.
- After a day of shopping, she had a haul of new clothes.
- A distance traveled, especially a long or difficult one.
- The hike was a tough haul up the mountain.
- The delivery driver made a short haul to the next town.
- It was a long haul from New York to Los Angeles.
verb
- To pull or drag something heavy with effort.
- The fishermen hauled the net onto the deck.
- We had to haul the sofa up three flights of stairs.
- The tractor hauled the broken car out of the ditch.
- To transport goods or materials, especially over a long distance.
- Trucks haul fresh produce from farms to cities every day.
- The company hauls construction waste to a recycling center.
- They hauled the furniture across the country in a moving van.
- To earn or obtain something, especially a large amount of money or prizes.
- The movie hauled in over a billion dollars at the box office.
- She hauled in three awards at the science fair.
- The charity event hauled in thousands of dollars for the hospital.
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