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haul up |
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haul something up (from something) to drag or pull something up from below. Jeff hauled the bucket up from the bottom of the well. He hauled up the bucket. haul up (somewhere) and pull up (somewhere) to stop somewhere; to come to rest somewhere. The car hauled up in front of the house. My hat blew away just as the bus pulled up to the stop. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Haul up your ship upon the land and pack it closely with stones all round to keep off the power of the winds which blow damply, and draw out the bilge-plug so that the rain of heaven may not rot it. Then came on toil and difficulty, and they would be obliged to haul up the floundering animal with ropes. As for Clarence, how easy it would be to haul up one's slacks to practically an unlimited extent on the subject of his emotions at this time. |
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