haul up

English

Verb

haul up (third-person singular simple present hauls up, present participle hauling up, simple past and past participle hauled up)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul,‎ up.

   The sailors hauled up the anchor.

2. (transitive, intransitive) To come or bring to rest after hauling. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (transitive) To confront or question one about one's wrongdoings.

   He was hauled up on numerous charges

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