Haul, v. i. 1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t.
I... hauled up for it, and found it to be an island. Cook.
2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
To haul around(Naut.), to shift to any point of the compass; — said of the wind. — To haul off(Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to draw back.