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hauls
We have found lemma(root) word of hauls : haul.
Definitions
[hɔːl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force
(e.g: he hauled his bike out of the shed)
- (of a vehicle) pull (an attached trailer or carriage) behind it
(e.g: the engine hauls the overnight sleeper from London Euston)
- (especially of a sailing ship) make an abrupt change of course
(e.g: my plan was to haul offshore, well clear of the land)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale
[hɔːl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally
(e.g: they escaped with a haul of antiques)
- a distance to be covered in a journey
(e.g: the thirty-mile haul to Boston)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale
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