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hoist definition

hoist (ho̵ist)

transitive verb

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

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

noun

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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