haul down

[haul down] {v.}, {informal}

1. To catch (as a ball) usually after a long run.

* /Willie hauled down a long fly to center field for the third out./

* /The star halfback hauled down the pass for a touchdown./

2. To tackle in football.

* /Ted was hauled down from behind when he tried to run with the ball./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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