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Meaning of haul in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To force (a team) to stop scoring.
  2. To arrest or bring someone to the police or authority figures for questioning, etc.
    slang
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, in.

Equivalents

日本語 手繰り寄せる

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

haul off haul one's ashes haul out haul someone over the coals haul tail haul up

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