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haul up

haul up
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawl uhp]
    • /hɔl ʌp/
    • /hɔːl ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawl uhp]
    • /hɔl ʌp/

Definitions of haul up words

  • verb with object haul up to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach. 1
  • verb with object haul up to cart or transport; carry: He hauled freight. 1
  • verb with object haul up to cause to descend; lower (often followed by down): to haul down the flag. 1
  • verb with object haul up to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority (often followed by before, in, to, into, etc.): He was hauled before the judge. 1
  • verb without object haul up to pull or tug. 1
  • verb without object haul up to go or come to a place, especially with effort: After roistering about the streets, they finally hauled into the tavern. 1
See all 24 definitions of haul up

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Origin of haul up

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; earlier hall, variant of hale2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Haul up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Haul up

haul up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for haul up

verb haul up

  • arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
  • pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
  • brake — Brakes are devices in a vehicle that make it go slower or stop.
  • bring up — When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
  • draw up — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
All 9 Synonyms of haul up

Antonyms for haul up

verb haul up

  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
All 2 Antonyms of haul up

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