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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.

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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.

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haul up

1. Come to a halt, stop, as in We hauled up in front of the hotel.

2. Bring someone before a superior or other authority, call someone to account. For example, This was the third time he'd been hauled up before the judge. [Mid-1800s]

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haul up

v.

1. To pull or hoist something up from below: The workers hauled the crates up with a pulley. The mail carrier hauled up the mailbag to the second floor.

2. Slang To come to a halt: We hauled up at their front door.

3. Slang To force someone to appear in a court of law or before some other authority: The prosecutor hauled up the CEO on charges of fraud. They hauled her up on charges that would be difficult to prove. He was hauled up on a larceny charge.

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