big haul
a large quantity of something
TRANSLATION
big haul = eine große Menge, der gute Fang, die reiche Beute --- GOOGLE INDEX big haul: approximately 350,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Hillary's BIG HAUL: Clinton Raises Record $45 Million
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Break-in at computer repair shop nets thieves BIG HAUL
(CTV News)
(Bloomberg News)
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Break-in at computer repair shop nets thieves BIG HAUL
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big haul
noun phrase
- a large quantity of something that is usually got at one time
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Haul is more often used as a verb than a noun. The verb goes back to the Middle English "halen," meaning to pull or draw something with force." This then led to the sense of carrying or transporting something, which is still used today to describe the transport of goods. A haulage company transports commercial goods with trucks for instance.
As for the noun haul, it is used in several different ways to describe a quantity of something:
- a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally (The thieves escaped with a big haul of antiques)
- a number of fish caught (He landed a big haul of red snapper)
- the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period (Manchester managed a five-goal haul against Liverpool)
- a distance to be covered in a journey (They cover the 500-mile haul to Atlanta in eight hours)
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SYNONYMS
booty, catch, harvest, load, payload, spoils, yield
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We got a big haul during our weekend fishing trip."
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noun phrase
- a large quantity of something that is usually got at one time
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Haul is more often used as a verb than a noun. The verb goes back to the Middle English "halen," meaning to pull or draw something with force." This then led to the sense of carrying or transporting something, which is still used today to describe the transport of goods. A haulage company transports commercial goods with trucks for instance.
As for the noun haul, it is used in several different ways to describe a quantity of something:
- a quantity of something that has been stolen or is possessed illegally (The thieves escaped with a big haul of antiques)
- a number of fish caught (He landed a big haul of red snapper)
- the number of points, medals, or titles won by a person or team in a sporting event or over a period (Manchester managed a five-goal haul against Liverpool)
- a distance to be covered in a journey (They cover the 500-mile haul to Atlanta in eight hours)
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SYNONYMS
booty, catch, harvest, load, payload, spoils, yield
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We got a big haul during our weekend fishing trip."
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Thanks to Heidi for suggesting today's word!
