hoist

[hoist]

To hoist is to raise up or lift, like a crane or forklift would. You can hoist yourself up onto the roof to get a better view, or hoist your teammate onto your shoulders after she scores the winning goal.

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To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

Noun
lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

Verb
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

Verb
raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

Verb
move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

v. t.
To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

n.
That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.

n.
The act of hoisting; a lift.

n.
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.

n.
The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

p. p.
Hoisted.

Hoist

Hoist , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoisting.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.] To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails.

Hoisting him into his father's throne.

Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.

Hoist

Hoist, n. 1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. 2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Collog.] 3. ()() The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. (b) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. Totten. Hoist bridge, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.

Hoist

Hoist, p. p. Hoisted. [Obs.]

'Tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar.

To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.

Hoisted.

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