ferry vs haul

ferry

verb
  • To carry; transport; convey. 

  • To move someone or something from one place to another, usually repeatedly. 

  • To pass over water in a boat or by ferry. 

  • To carry or transport over a contracted body of water, as a river or strait, in a boat or other floating conveyance plying between opposite shores. 

noun
  • The legal right or franchise that entitles a corporate body or an individual to operate such a service. 

  • A ship used to transport people, smaller vehicles and goods from one port to another, usually on a regular schedule. 

  • A place where passengers are transported across water in such a ship. 

haul

verb
  • To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move. 

  • To steer (a vessel) closer to the wind. 

  • Of the wind: to shift fore (more towards the bow). 

  • To haul ass (“go fast”). 

  • To drag, to pull, to tug. 

  • Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something. 

  • To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked. 

  • To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle. 

  • To draw or pull something heavy. 

noun
  • An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip. 

  • The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long. 

  • A bundle of many threads to be tarred. 

  • Four goals scored by one player in a game. 

  • An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug. 

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