draw
/ˈdɹɔ/
verbnoun
Core
1.v.cause to move by pulling
“draw a wagon”
2.v.get or derive
“He drew great benefits from his membership in the association”
3.v.make a mark or lines on a surface
“draw a line”
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draw and haul share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. draw means “cause to move by pulling”. haul means “the act of drawing or hauling something”. draw is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdɹɔ/
1.v.cause to move by pulling
“draw a wagon”
2.v.get or derive
“He drew great benefits from his membership in the association”
3.v.make a mark or lines on a surface
“draw a line”
/ˈhɔl/
1.n.the act of drawing or hauling something
“the haul up the hill went very slowly”
2.n.the quantity that was caught
“the catch was only 10 fish”
3.v.draw slowly or heavily
“haul stones”
| draw | haul | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɹɔ/ | /ˈhɔl/ |
| Said | draw | hawl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | verb, noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 45 | 4 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | pull | draw, haulage |
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