hauled

Towed behind a truck

Hauled is the past tense of haul, meaning to pull or drag with effort: They hauled the boat onto the shore.

It extends to transporting goods or people: Trucks hauled freight across the country.

To be hauled in is to be brought somewhere by force or authority: The police hauled him in for questioning.

pulling

tugged

Pulled with force

towed · heaved · dragged · schlepped · wrenched · hoisted · manhandled · carted · hitched · strained

transporting

shipped

Sent to a destination

freighted · ferried · carted · moved · transferred · relocated · dispatched · airlifted · shuttled · forwarded

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

consignment · merchandise · lading · container · payload · crate · pallet · bulk · manifest · tonnage

burden

weight

Measure of heaviness

encumbrance · overload · ballast · luggage · deadweight · heft · mass · bulk · tonnage

Categories
Opposites
direction of force

hauledpushed

Applied pressure to move

shoved · thrust · propelled · drove · nudged

effort and force

hauledcradled

Held protectively and gently

eased · guided · floated · glided

movement vs. stasis

hauleddropped

Let fall downward

released · left · abandoned · let go · deposited

Phrases
Family

haul, hauling, overhaul, hauls, hauler, overhauling, overhauled, haulage, haulers

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G