haul+of+fish

  • 11haul — 1 verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, transitive) to pull something heavy with a continuous, steady movement: haul sth along/in/across etc: The fishermen were hauling in their nets. 2 haul sb over the coals to speak to someone angrily and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12haul — /hawl/, v.t. 1. to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach. 2. to cart or transport; carry: He hauled freight. 3. to cause to descend; lower (often fol. by down): to haul down the flag. 4. to arrest… …

    Universalium

  • 13haul — /hɔl / (say hawl) verb (t) 1. to pull or draw with force; move or transport by drawing. –verb (i) 2. to pull or tug. 3. to change one s course of procedure or action; go in a given direction. 4. Nautical to sail, as in a particular direction.… …

  • 14haul — 01. We had to get a tow truck to [haul] our car out of the ditch. 02. They had to pay $50 to have all the old wood and bricks [hauled] to the dump. 03. The teenager was [hauled] into the office for swearing at his teacher. 04. The juvenile… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 15haul — [[t]hɔl[/t]] v. t. 1) to pull or draw with force; drag 2) to cart or transport; carry: to haul freight[/ex] 3) to arrest or bring before a magistrate or other authority: to haul someone into court[/ex] 4) to pull or tug 5) to go or come to a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 16haul — I. verb Etymology: Middle English halen to pull, from Anglo French haler, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch halen to pull; akin to Old English geholian to obtain Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to exert traction on ; draw < haul …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 17haul — [hɔːl] verb [T] I 1) to pull or carry something that is heavy from one place to another with a lot of effort Syn: drag I hauled my luggage to the nearest hotel.[/ex] 2) to move someone by pulling them Syn: drag He grasped Judy s arm and hauled&#8230; …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 18haul — verb 1》 pull or drag with effort or force. 2》 transport in a truck or cart. 3》 (of a sailing ship) change course abruptly. 4》 (haul off) N. Amer. informal leave.     ↘withdraw slightly before doing something. noun 1》 a quantity of something&#8230; …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19haul seine — beach seine (a net used to encircle fish in shallow water; usually operated by two people wading out from shore, the net has lead weights to keep the bottom on the sea floor and floats to keep the top of the net at or near the surface; there may&#8230; …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 20fish gaff — a long pole with a metal hook on the end, used to secure large fish caught on hook and line and haul them on board a vessel …

    Dictionary of ichthyology