From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhaul somebody up phrasal verb informalTAKE/BRINGto officially bring someone to a court of law to be judged before/in front of Campbell was hauled up in front of the magistrate. → haul→ See Verb table
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haul up• It hauled wagons up a I-in-8 slope.• He hauled himself up from the bed, staggered across the room, and opened a window.• I hauled myself up from whatever I was lying on.• The demented crocuses were hauling themselves up out of the earth.• Then he hauled himself up over the Zodiac's port tube and rolled on to the floor slats.• He was hauling his belly up the stairs at a merry clip.• Cardiff turned, heart pounding and grabbed the handrail, hauling himself up the stairs.• At last, badly bruised and scratched, they were forced to haul themselves back up to their island prison. 