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haul off

haul off verb: to alter course so as to get farther away from an object.

Verb

haul off (third-person singular simple present hauls off, present participle hauling off, simple past and past participle hauled off)

  1. To alter course so as to get farther away from an object.
    Synonyms:
    haul round
  2. (informal) To leave.
  3. (informal) To draw back the arm in order to punch.
    • He just hauled off and socked him in the jaw.

Synonyms of haul off

  • haul round

Forms of haul off

third-person singular presenthauls off
present participlehauling off
past participlehauled off
pasthauled off

Questions about haul off

What does haul off mean?
Haul off means to alter course so as to get farther away from an object.
What part of speech is haul off?
Haul off is a verb.
What is the past tense of haul off?
The past tense of haul off is hauled off.

Words near haul off in the dictionary

  1. haul ass
  2. haul down
  3. haul girl
  4. haul girls
  5. haul in
  6. haul off
  7. haul one's ashes
  8. haul out
  9. haul road
  10. haul roads
  11. haul someone over the coals

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