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haul up

/hɔːl ʌp/

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verb

/hɔːl ʌp/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по подтягиванию чего-либо вверх или доставки кого-либо в место для допроса или выговора.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of pulling something upward, or to bring someone to a place for questioning or reprimand.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. To pull or lift something upwardformal

    To pull or raise something, especially with effort or using a rope.

    ruПоднимать

    • The sailors hauled up the anchor.
    • They hauled up the heavy crate from the basement.
    • He hauled up the bucket of water from the well.

    Synonymselevateheavehoistliftpull upraisetugwinch

    Antonymsdescenddroplet downlowerrelease

  2. To bring someone to appear before an authorityinformal

    To force someone to appear before a court, committee, or other authority for questioning or judgment.

    ruПривлечь к ответственности

    • The police hauled him up before the magistrate.
    • He was hauled up in front of the school board for his behavior.
    • The committee hauled up the CEO to explain the financial losses.

    Synonymscitesummon

Forms
  • hauled up past participle
  • hauled up past simple
  • hauling up present participle
  • hauls up third person singular

Base verbhaul

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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