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hauling
(encz) | hauling,táhnutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
hauling
(encz) | hauling,tažení n: Zdeněk Brož |
hauling
(encz) | hauling,vlečení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Hauling
(gcide) | Haul \Haul\ (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hauled (h[add]ld);
p. pr. & vb. n. Hauling.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of
German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire,
get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n,
G. holen, Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala, and to L. calare to
call, summon, Gr. kalei^n to call. Cf. Hale, v. t.,
Claim. Class, Council, Ecclesiastic.]
1. To pull or draw with force; to drag.
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Some dance, some haul the rope. --Denham.
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Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land.
--Pope.
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Romp-loving miss
Is hauled about in gallantry robust. --Thomson.
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2. To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to
haul logs to a sawmill.
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When I was seven or eight years of age, I began
hauling all the wood used in the house and shops.
--U. S. Grant.
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To haul over the coals. See under Coal.
To haul the wind (Naut.), to turn the head of the ship
nearer to the point from which the wind blows.
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hauling
(wn) | hauling
n 1: the activity of transporting goods by truck [syn:
hauling, trucking, truckage] |
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hauling
(encz) | hauling,táhnutí n: Zdeněk Brožhauling,tažení n: Zdeněk Brožhauling,vlečení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Boxhauling
(gcide) | Boxhauling \Box"haul`ing\, n. (Naut.)
A method of going from one tack to another. See Boxhaul.
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Keelhauling
(gcide) | Keelhaul \Keel"haul`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Keelhauled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Keelhauling.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D.
kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also keelhale.] (Naut.)
To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the
yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a
punishment in the Dutch and English navies. --Totten.
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Overhauling
(gcide) | Overhaul \O`ver*haul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overhauled; p. pr.
& vb. n. Overhauling.]
1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination;
to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to
corrections or repairs.
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2. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
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3. To repair thoroughly; to make repairs on; -- usually
implying major repairs and perhaps modifying improvements.
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To overhaul a tackle, to pull on the leading parts so as to
separate the blocks.
To overhaul running rigging, to keep it clear, and see that
no hitch occurs.
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1. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
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2. A major repair or a revision for the purpose of
improvement.
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hauling
(wn) | hauling
n 1: the activity of transporting goods by truck [syn:
hauling, trucking, truckage] |
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