haul off
Drag something distant
Haul off means to draw back before striking—you haul off and punch someone.
The phrase captures that preparatory motion, the windup before impact.
It extends to any sudden forceful action: She hauled off and told him exactly what she thought.
Separately, to haul off is to remove something by hauling it away: They hauled off the old refrigerator.
- take awayTo subtract or remove
- take outFood ordered for elsewhere
- wind upReach a final state
- let flyRelease suddenly toward target
- pullForce toward oneself
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