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haul

[/hɔːl/]
verb/noun
puxar; transportar; carregamento
1. (verb) to pull or drag with force
They had to haul the heavy box across the floor.
Eles tiveram que puxar a caixa pesada pelo chão.
2. (verb) to transport goods in a vehicle
The truck will haul the cargo to the warehouse.
O caminhão vai transportar a carga para o armazém.
3. (noun) a quantity of something obtained or transported
The fishermen brought back a good haul of fish.
Os pescadores trouxeram uma boa quantidade de peixe.
4. (noun) the distance over which something is transported
It's a long haul from here to the coast.
É uma longa distância daqui até a costa.
NYC Slang
haul ass (to move quickly); haul (a good score or find)
Synonyms
pulldragtowtransportcarrylug
Antonyms
pushdroprelease

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
puxar; transportar; carregamento
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
puxar; levar
Common colloquial usage
São Paulo
transportar; carregar
Often used in commercial/industrial context
Portugal
puxar; arrastar; transporte
Slightly more formal in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

haul someone over the coals (criticize harshly)
the long haul (a long-term effort)
haul in (arrest or catch)
haul off (strike or attack)
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