Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haul in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: haul in
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To force (a team) to stop scoring.

verb

To arrest or bring someone to the police or authority figures for questioning, etc.

Slang

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, in.

Example Sentences

"City and Pep Guardiola have cast a shadow over Arsenal in recent years, not least when they hauled them in at the critical point of last season's title race, but this victory will surely give the Gunners huge self-belief."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

hauls in (present, singular) hauling in (participle, present) hauled in (participle, past) hauled in (past)

Questions

What does haul in mean?: To force (a team) to stop scoring.

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