haul out

== English == === Verb === haul out (third-person singular simple present hauls out, present participle hauling out, simple past and past participle hauled out) (said of a seal or sea-lion) To come out of the water, in order to rest (nautical) To pull on an outhaul in order to extend (a sail) along a spar, or to pull on a reef-tackle to reef (a sail). (nautical) To turn sharply in order to deviate from the current heading or course. (nautical) To pull a boat out of the water; (by extension, loosely) to drydock a ship. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see haul,‎ out. ==== Related terms ====