hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
have been hoisting
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present perfect progressiveof hoist.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Save for errant tee shots on 11 and 12 at Carnoustie on Sunday, Tiger would have been hoisting the Claret Jug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2018
"The boys have been hoisting the new chaps for ever so many years, and Dr. Johnston has never stopped them."
From Bert Lloyd's Boyhood A Story from Nova Scotia by Joseph Finnemore
