The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Haul \Haul\, v. i.
   1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the
      wind. See under Haul, v. t.
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            I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an
            island.                               --Cook.
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   2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.
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   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.
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