haul : Idioms & Phrases
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close-hauled
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adjective satellite having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible
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haul away
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verb take away by means of a vehicle
cart off; haul away; cart away.
- They carted off the old furniture
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haul off
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verb take away by means of a vehicle
cart off; haul away; cart away.
- They carted off the old furniture
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haul up
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verb come to a halt after driving somewhere
pull up; draw up.
- The Rolls pulled up on pour front lawn
- The chauffeur hauled up in front of us
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long haul
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noun a journey over a long distance
- it's a long haul from New York to Los Angeles
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noun a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
long run.
- in the long run we will win
- in the long run we will all be dead
- he performed well over the long haul
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To haul around
(Naut.) , to shift to any point of the compass; said of the wind.
Webster 1913
To haul home the sheets of a sail
(Naut.) , to haul the clews close to the sheave hole.
Webster 1913
To haul in one's horns
- to withdraw some arrogant pretension. Colloq.
= to pull in one's horns
Webster 1913
To haul off
(Naut.) , to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back.
Webster 1913
To haul over the coals
- to call to account; to scold or censure. Colloq.
Webster 1913
To haul the tacks aboard
- to set the courses.
(Naut.) , to set the courses.
Webster 1913
To haul the wind
(Naut.) , to turn the head of the ship nearer to the point from which the wind blows.
Webster 1913
To pull and haul
- to draw hither and thither. " Both are equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable to do. " South.
Webster 1913
To veer and haul
(Naut.) , to vary the course or direction; said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.(Naut.) , to pull tight and slacken alternately. Totten.
