An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
"The strong gust of wind delivered a sharp haul on my coat that nearly pulled me off my feet."
In plain English: A haul is a large amount of something that you find, buy, or collect all at once.
"The fishing trip resulted in an impressive haul of fresh salmon."
transport in a vehicle
"haul stones from the quarry in a truck"
"haul vegetables to the market"
To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
"The heavy truck hauled the cargo down the mountain road."
In plain English: To haul means to pull something heavy with effort, often by dragging it along the ground.
"She had to haul all her groceries upstairs after shopping at the market."
Usage: Use the verb "haul" when describing the physical effort required to move heavy loads over land by pulling them with animals or vehicles. As a noun, it refers specifically to that strenuous act of dragging something difficult rather than simply carrying or lifting an object.
From Middle English hālen, hailen, haulen, halien ("to drag, pull; to draw up"), from Old French haler ("to haul, pull"), from Frankish halōn ("to drag, fetch, haul") or Middle Dutch halen ("to drag, fetch, haul"), possibly merging with Old English halian ("to haul, drag"); all from Proto-Germanic halōną, halēną, hulōną ("to call, fetch, summon"), from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- ("to call, cry, summon"). The noun is derived from the verb.