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hauling up

hauling up is the present participle and gerund of haul up.

Meaning of haul up

Verb

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

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, up.
    • The sailors hauled up the anchor.
  2. (ambitransitive) To come or bring to rest after hauling.
  3. (transitive) To confront or question one about one's wrongdoings.
    • He was hauled up on numerous charges

Questions about hauling up

What is hauling up the present participle and gerund of?
Hauling up is the present participle and gerund of haul up.

Words near hauling up in the dictionary

  1. hauling off
  2. hauling one's ashes
  3. hauling out
  4. hauling someone over the coals
  5. hauling tail
  6. hauling up
  7. haulings
  8. haulm
  9. haulms
  10. haulmy
  11. haulout

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