hoist

Hoist is defined as to raise or lift using a rope or a pulley.

(verb)

An example of hoist is to pull up a sail on a sailboat.

The definition of a hoist is something used for lifting heavy things.

(noun)

An example of hoist is a device used to help movers lift pianos.

See hoist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to raise aloft; lift or pull up, esp. by means of a cable, pulley, crane, etc.

Origin: < hoise + unhistoric -t (< ? the pp.)

noun

an act of hoisting
an apparatus for raising heavy things; elevator; tackle
Naut.
1. the perpendicular height of a sail or flag
2. a group of signal flags displayed together on one line

See hoist in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb hoist·ed, hoist·ing, hoists

verb, transitive

To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See Synonyms at lift.
To raise to one's mouth in order to drink: hoist a few beers.

verb, intransitive

To become raised or lifted.

noun

An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.
The act of hoisting; a lift.
Nautical
a. The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.
b. A group of flags raised together as a signal.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of dialectal hoise

Origin: , perhaps variant of Middle English hisse, heave!

Origin: , possibly from Middle Dutch hissen, to haul

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