English Explanatory Dictionary

haul out

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To come out of the water, in order to rest
  2. To pull on an outhaul in order to extend (a sail) along a spar, or to pull on a reef-tackle to reef (a sail).
  3. To turn sharply in order to deviate from the current heading or course.
  4. To pull a boat out of the water; (by extension, loosely) to drydock a ship.
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, out.

Word forms

haul out hauls out hauling out hauled out

Related words

haulage haul-out
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