haul off
haul off · hauls off · hauled off · hauling off
To alter course so as to get farther away from an objectTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.
» Tease a skunk in Minnesota, or gargle in public in New Orleans, Louisiana, and they can haul you off to jail.
Meaning
3 sensesTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.
(informal)To leave.
(informal)To draw back the arm in order to punch.
He just hauled off and socked him in the jaw.
More definitions
- take away by means of a vehicle
Examples
1 sentencesTease a skunk in Minnesota, or gargle in public in New Orleans, Louisiana, and they can haul you off to jail.
Forms
hauls off, hauling off, hauled off, hauled off| Base form | haul off · to haul off |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | hauls off |
| Present participle | hauling off |
| Past simple | hauled off |
| Past participle | hauled off |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- haul upпідняти, дістатиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, up.
- haul offTo alter course so as to get farther away from an object.
- haul outTo come out of the water, in order to rest
- haul inTo force (a team) to stop scoring.
- haul downTo violently cause to fall to the ground.
- haul aroundTo shift to any point of the compass.
Synonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb