haul
noun/hɔːl/
/hɔːl/
- a large amount of something that has been stolen or that is illegal
- a haul of weapons
- a drugs haul
Extra Examples- The thieves got away with a record haul of £25 million.
- the biggest ever haul of illegal drugs
- a haul worth £30 000
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- record
- …
- get
- get away with
- be worth something
- haul of
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- (especially in sport) a large number of points, goals, etc.
- His haul of 40 goals in a season is a record.
- [usually singular] the distance covered in a particular journey
- They began the long slow haul to the summit.
- Our camp is only a short haul from here.
- Take the coast road—it'll be less of a haul (= an easier journey).
- the final haul up the hill to the finishing line
- the long haul back to Cape Town
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- short
- final
- …
- haul from
- haul to
- a quantity of fish caught at one time
- The fishermen had a good haul.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- large
- record
- …
- get
- get away with
- be worth something
- haul of
- [usually singular] a hard pull
- When I shout, give a haul on the rope.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally in the nautical sense ‘trim sails for sailing closer to the wind’): variant of hale ‘drag with force’.
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