hauled

verb

Definition of haulednext
past tense of haul
1
as in pulled
to cause to follow by applying steady force on a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow

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2
as in carried
to support and take from one place to another a vast army of trucks haul produce across America every day

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Recent Examples of hauled Seals hauled out on small ice floes. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025 After the family was safely on shore, responders returned to the Jeep and secured it so that it could be hauled out of the water by a tow truck. — Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Jan. 2025 A day after the crash, FWC investigators hauled the boat out of the water and found more than 60 empty booze containers stashed on the wrecked vessel. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hauled
  1. pulled
  2. carried
  3. transported
  4. brought
  5. sent
Verb
  • My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life.
    — Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • But David kept fighting and pulled fire away from landing Medevac helicopters, getting evacuated himself after the last helicopter landed.
    — JOSH BOAK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of pulled
Verb
  • The butterflies also carried two types of pollen on their bodies, both from plant species found only in Africa.
    — Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • They were carried to the Shelby Street church in a procession.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of carried
Verb
  • The cargo had been a top priority, transported across the Pacific in record time, with the crew largely unaware of its significance.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The unidentified victim was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries to the chest and hand, Josef said.
    — Staff report, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of transported
Verb
  • The king of kvetch and a droll master of everyday existential lament, the comedian and actor brought an actor’s intensity to his comedy, and a comic’s timing and pacing to every acting gig.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Following these revelations, last week brought the news that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a George Mason University freshman, was charged by federal prosecutors for plotting an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.
    — The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
    — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • My mom made a new one for my kids and sent it to us a couple years ago.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sent

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