haul
/hɔːl/verb
उच्चारण हॉल
खींचना
Core word
- 1
[T, I]
to pull something heavy with a lot of effort; to force somebody to appear in court
खींचना
- haul the cart
- hauled before the court
- Villagers hauled the boat up the beach.
+ 2 more examples
- She hauled the heavy suitcase up the station stairs.
- The company director was hauled before a committee to explain the losses.
- 1
[C]
a large amount of something that has been stolen or that is illegal; the distance covered in a particular journey
बड़ी बरामदगी; दूरी
- a drug haul
- long haul
- Customs officers seized a large haul of smuggled gold.
+ 2 more examples
- The fishermen returned with a good haul of prawns.
- It is a long haul from Delhi to Chennai by road.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
haul + noun + adverb/preposition (verb)
As a verb, haul means to pull something heavy with great effort and is often followed by up, in, out or onto.
क्रिया के रूप में 'haul' का अर्थ भारी वस्तु को बड़े प्रयास से खींचना है और इसके बाद प्रायः up, in, out या onto आता है।
- The fishermen hauled the net onto the boat.
- He hauled the heavy trunk up the stairs.
haul sb before / into court
To haul someone before a court or an authority means to force them to appear there.
किसी को अदालत या अधिकारी के सामने 'haul' करने का अर्थ उसे वहाँ उपस्थित होने को विवश करना है।
- The shopkeeper was hauled before the court for selling fake goods.
a haul of + noun (noun)
As a noun, a haul is a large amount of something gained, caught or stolen.
संज्ञा के रूप में 'haul' किसी प्राप्त, पकड़ी या चुराई गई वस्तु की बड़ी मात्रा है।
- The police found a haul of stolen jewellery.
- The fishermen returned with a good haul.
long haul / short haul
A long haul is a long journey or a hard task that takes a long time; long-haul flights cover great distances.
Long haul लंबी यात्रा या लंबे समय की कठिन प्रक्रिया है; long-haul flights बड़ी दूरी तय करती हैं।
- Preparing for the civil services is a long haul.
- It's a long-haul flight from Delhi to New York.
+Collocations 4
adverb + haul
laboriouslyslowlywearilypainfullyforcibly
- The villagers wearily hauled the cart through the mud.
adjective + haul
hugerecordrichbigillegaldaily
- The customs officers made a record haul of gold.
haul + noun (verb)
haul a nethaul a loadhaul cargohaul timberhaul coal
- Trucks haul coal from the mines to the power plants.
long-haul / short-haul + noun
long-haul flightlong-haul routelong-haul lorryshort-haul trip
- Long-haul lorry drivers often sleep on the road.
“More examples 5
- Bullocks hauled the wooden plough across the field.
बैल लकड़ी के हल को खेत में खींच रहे थे।
- The fishing boat returned with a rich haul of sardines.
मछली पकड़ने की नाव सार्डिन की भरपूर पकड़ लेकर लौटी।
- Radhika dragged and hauled her bags up three flights of stairs.
राधिका अपने बैग खींचकर तीन मंज़िल की सीढ़ियाँ ऊपर ले गई।
- The accused was hauled before a magistrate.
आरोपी को मजिस्ट्रेट के सामने पेश किया गया।
- Cracking the exam will be a long haul, so plan your time well.
परीक्षा पास करना लंबी प्रक्रिया होगी, इसलिए अपना समय अच्छी तरह नियोजित करें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The fishermen haul the net with great effort yesterday.
✓ The fishermen hauled the net with great effort yesterday.
Yesterday needs the simple past tense: hauled.
'Yesterday' के साथ simple past tense 'hauled' आता है।
✗ They hauled the heavy box at the van.
✓ They hauled the heavy box into the van.
Movement into a vehicle takes into, not at.
वाहन के भीतर गति के लिए 'into' आता है, 'at' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all involve moving something with force, but they differ in effort and manner.
ये क्रियाएँ बल से किसी वस्तु को हिलाने से जुड़ी हैं, पर प्रयास और ढंग में अंतर है।
To pull something heavy with great effort over a distance.
भारी वस्तु को दूरी तक बड़े प्रयास से खींचना।
- They hauled the boat ashore.
To pull along the ground, often with difficulty or reluctance.
ज़मीन पर घसीटना, प्रायः कठिनाई या अनिच्छा से।
- He dragged the sack across the yard.
To pull a vehicle or boat with a rope or chain behind another vehicle.
रस्सी या ज़ंजीर से किसी वाहन या नाव को दूसरे वाहन के पीछे खींचना।
- The tractor towed the car out of the mud.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Long haul (a long, difficult period), haul over the coals (criticize severely).
Idioms: long haul (लंबा, कठिन दौर), haul over the coals (कड़ी फटकार लगाना)।