haul

S2 W2

BrE /hɔːl/ AmE /hɔːl/

verb en → es

past hailed pp hailed ing hauling

1 MOVE/TRANSPORT [transitive] B1

to move something heavy or large from one place to another, especially over a long distance

transportar, llevar, arrastrar

  • haul sth somewhere

Collocations haul goods to the port · haul a boat out of the water

  • The ship hauled its cargo across the ocean.

    El barco transportó su carga a través del océano.

2 PULL/PUSH [transitive] B1

to pull or push something heavy with great effort

arrastrar, tirar de, empujar con esfuerzo

  • haul sth somewhere

Collocations haul a heavy suitcase up the stairs · haul a trailer behind the car

  • She had to haul her luggage through the airport.

    Tuvieron que arrastrar su equipaje por el aeropuerto.

3 FISHING [transitive] B2

to catch fish in large numbers, especially using a net or trawl

pescar en grandes cantidades, arrastrar redes

  • haul sth up

Collocations haul in a fishing net · haul fish from the sea

  • The fishermen hauled in their nets full of fish.

    Los pescadores arrastraron sus redes llenas de peces.

4 LEGAL [transitive] C1

to take someone to court or a police station, often against their will

llevar a alguien ante la justicia, arrestar

  • haul sb somewhere

Collocations haul someone to court · haul someone into custody

  • The police hauled him in for questioning.

    La policía llevó a cabo su interrogatorio.

Phrasal verbs

haul off LEAVE/GO AWAY B2

irse, marcharse

  • He hauled off and left without saying goodbye.

    Él se fue sin despedirse.

haul over BRING/SHOW C1

llevar, mostrar

  • He hauled the documents over to show us.

    Él llevó los documentos para mostrárnoslos.

haul up STOP/PAUSE C1

detenerse, parar

  • The car hauled up suddenly.

    El coche se detuvo de repente.

haul in BRING/ARRIVE B2

llegar, traer

  • The fishermen hauled in their nets.

    Los pescadores trajeron sus redes.

haul out REMOVE/TAKE OUT C1

sacar, remover

  • He hauled the old furniture out of the attic.

    Él sacó el antiguo mobiliario del desván.

Idioms

haul someone over the coals C1

reprochar a alguien, castigar verbalmente

  • The boss hauled him over the coals for being late.

    El jefe lo reprendió por llegar tarde.

haul someone's leg C1

bromear con alguien, hacer una broma a alguien

  • He was just hauling my leg.

    Solo estaba bromear conmigo.

haul someone's chain C1

fastidiar a alguien, molestar a alguien

  • Stop hauling my chain!

    ¡Deja de molestarme!