haul

haul
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. drag, pull, draw; transport, deliver; lug; haul up, arraign. See transportation, traction, lawsuit.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [A pull]
Syn. tug, lift, wrench; see pull 1 .
2. [The distance something is hauled]
Syn. trip, voyage, yards; see distance 3 .
3. [*Something obtained, especially loot]
Syn. find, spoils, take; see booty , catch 1 .
• in or [m1]• over the long haul,
Syn. over a long period of time, for a long time, in the end; see for a time at time .
v.
Syn. pull, drag, bring; see draw 1 .
See Synonym Study at pull .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
pull, drag, tow, draw, lug, move, carry, truck, transport, convey, cart, take.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force: drag, draw, pull, tow, tug. See PUSH. II noun 1. The act of drawing or pulling a load: draft, drag, draw, pull, traction. See PUSH. 2. Something carried physically: burden1, cargo, freight, load. Sports: impost. See HEAVY, OVER.

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