Haul in

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To force (a team) to stop scoring.

    "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."

  2. 2
    To arrest or bring someone to the police or authority figures for questioning, etc. slang
  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul, in.

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Example

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"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."

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