"haul off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hauls off [present, singular, third-person], hauling off [participle, present], hauled off [participle, past], hauled off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} haul off (third-person singular simple present hauls off, present participle hauling off, simple past and past participle hauled off)
  1. (nautical) To alter course so as to get farther away from an object. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: haul round
    Sense id: en-haul_off-en-verb-nHrKuvqb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 3 49 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 44 7 48 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (informal) To leave. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-haul_off-en-verb-2pQa8yrO
  3. (informal) To draw back the arm in order to punch. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-haul_off-en-verb-TsGrWcNH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 3 49 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 44 7 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for haul off meaning in English (2.1kB)

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        "(nautical) To alter course so as to get farther away from an object."
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        "(informal) To leave."
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