(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) with the sails trimmed as close to the wind as possible with all sails full and not shivering

with the sails close-hauled

(usually hyphenated) Travelling a long distance.

(idiomatic) A long time; the long term; an extended period. / a long distance

(US, vulgar, idiomatic) To hurry; to move quickly, especially to leave.

(nautical) To tack a square-rigged sailing ship in a narrow space by using a lee anchor to turn the ship.

simple past tense and past participle of long-haul (alternative spelling of longhauled).

present participle of long-haul (alternative spelling of longhauling).

comparative form of short-haul: more short-haul