haul
n. countablen. a large amount of something that has been collected or stolen. In modern social media, it also means a collection of items someone has just bought to show others.
n. a quantity of something obtained, collected, or stolen at a single time. In contemporary digital contexts, it refers to a collection of consumer goods displayed in a video or post.
The police found a massive haul of stolen jewelry.
After spending the afternoon at the mall, she posted a video showing her clothing haul to her followers.
Fishermen reported a record-breaking haul of tuna this season, though environmental groups expressed concern regarding the long-term sustainability of such intensive harvesting practices.
From Middle English hālen, hailen, haulen, halien (“to drag, pull; to draw up”), from Old French haler (“to haul, pull”), from Frankish halōn (“to drag, fetch, haul”) or Middle Dutch halen (“to drag, fetch, haul”), possibly merging with Old English halian (“to haul, drag”); all from Proto-Germanic halōną, halēną, hulōną (“to call, fetch, summon”), from Proto-Indo-European kelh₁- (“to call, cry, summon”). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates The word is cognate with Danish hale (“to haul”), Middle Dutch halen (“to draw, fetch, haul”), Dutch halen (“to fetch, bring, haul”), Old Frisian halia, Saterland Frisian halen (“to draw, haul, pull”), Low German halen (“to draw, pull”), Old High German halôn, holôn, German holen (“to fetch, get”), Norwegian hale (“to haul”), Old Saxon halôn (“to fetch, get”), Swedish hala (“to hale, haul, pull, tug”), and related to Old English ġeholian (“to get, obtain”).
Often used with 'of' to specify the items collected; frequently modified by adjectives like 'massive', 'impressive', or 'stolen'.