haul around
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To carry something heavy with you as you move from one place to another.
Literal meaning: To drag or pull a heavy load in all directions or from place to place.
Meanings
1 B1 informal
To carry something heavy or large with you as you move from place to place.
"I've been hauling this camera equipment around the city all day and I'm exhausted."
Grammar: separable
2 B1 informal
To bring or take someone along to various places, often when they are reluctant.
"She hauled her little brother around to all her social events that summer."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Emphasizes the effort and burden of carrying something. 'Haul' originally meant to pull or drag, especially heavy loads. Common in everyday informal speech. Can also be used figuratively to mean carrying emotional burdens.
Commonly used with
equipment luggage bags gear supplies groceries
Forms
Base
haul around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
hauls around
he/she/it
Past simple
hauled around
yesterday
Past participle
hauled around
have + pp
-ing form
hauling around
continuous
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