outhaul

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verb

To haul out.

OriginMiddle English outhalen →
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Meanings

outhaul1

verbouthaul (third-person singular simple present outhauls, present participle outhauling, simple past and past participle outhauled)

present singular third person outhauls · participle present outhauling · participle past outhauled · past outhauled

  1. transitiveTo haul out.

outhaul2

nounouthaul (plural outhauls)

plural outhauls

  1. nauticalA rope that is used to extend a sail along a spar.

    Unfurl the sail and attach the clew to the hook attached to the outhaul line.

    (Can we date this quote?), “Pico Rigging Instructions”, in California State University, Sacramento, page 1

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
outhauler

Origin

outhaul · verb

  1. Middle Englishouthalen
  2. Englishouthaul

From Middle English outhalen, equivalent to out- + haul.

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outhaul · noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Englishhaul
  8. Englishouthaul

From out- + haul.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

haulout
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APA

outhaul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outhaul

MLA

“outhaul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outhaul. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outhaul,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outhaul.

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