Definition

/hɔːl/

noun

An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
“Getting to his place was a real haul.”
An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
“The robber’s haul was over thirty items.”
Short for haul video.
(ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.

verb

To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
“to haul logs to a sawmill”
To draw or pull something heavy.
To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
To drag, to pull, to tug.
Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.