hoist
[ hoist or, sometimes, hahyst ]
/ hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪst /
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
to raise to one's lips and drink; drink (especially beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let's go hoist a few beers.
Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of hoise.
noun
Words nearby hoist
hoiden, hoihow, hoise, hoisin, hoisin sauce, hoist, hoist by one's own petard, hoity-toity, hojo, hoka, hokan
Idioms for hoist
hoist by/with one's own petard. petard(def 4).
OTHER WORDS FROM hoist
hoist·er, nounun·hoist·ed, adjectiveDefinition for hoist (2 of 2)
hoise
[ hoiz ]
/ hɔɪz /
verb (used with object), hoised or hoist, hois·ing. Archaic.
to hoist.
Origin of hoise
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hoist
/ (hɔɪst) /
verb
(tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means
hoist with one's own petard See petard (def. 2)
noun
Derived forms of hoist
hoister, nounWord Origin for hoist
C16: variant of hoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutch hijschen, German hissen
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