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Added 8 October 2026

haul

/hɔːl/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about haul at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of drawing or hauling something.
the haul up the hill went very slowly
The quantity that was caught.
the catch was only 10 fish

verb

Draw slowly or heavily.
haul stones
Transport in a vehicle.
haul stones from the quarry in a truck

Origin

From Middle English hālen, hailen, haulen, halien (“to drag, pull; to draw up”), from Old French haler (“to haul, pull”), from Frankish *halōn (“to drag, fetch, haul”) or Middle Dutch halen (“to drag, fetch, haul”), possibly merging with Old English *halian (“to haul, drag”); all from Proto-Germanic *halōną, *halēną, *hulōną (“to call, fetch, summon”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”). The noun is derived from the verb.

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