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Q&A Correct word for "Pulling some one into work, with continuous effort"?

Please consider the below excerpt. 'How long is your break?' I shouted. A group of labourers sat under the banyan tree near the main campus building. 'It's two-thirty, lunch ended an hour ago' ...

3 answers  ·  posted 12y ago by Hanu‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:38:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Hanu‭ · 2019-12-08T02:38:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
Please consider the below excerpt.

> 'How long is your break?' I shouted. A group of labourers sat under the banyan tree near the main campus building. 'It's two-thirty, lunch ended an hour ago'  
> The workers tightened their turbans. They picked up their brushes and moved to the classrooms, I remained under the banyan tree, exhausted by my daily ritual of **_\ __\_\__ \ __\_\__ \__** up the men every two hours.

I need some help to figure it out correct word to fill the blank among the below set of words. I am giving words along with their meanings those I have found in Oxford English Dictionary. How different word changes if I use one instead another?

> **haul** = (of a person) pull or drag with effort or force.  
> **Drag** = pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficult.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-12-23T03:01:46Z (almost 12 years ago)
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