hoist

[ hoist or, sometimes, hahyst ]

/ hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪst /

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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

an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane.

act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end.

Nautical.

the vertical dimension amidships of any square sail that is hoisted with a yard.Compare drop (def. 31).
the distance between the hoisted and the lowered position of such a yard.
the dimension of a fore-and-aft sail along the luff.
a number of flags raised together as a signal.

(on a flag)

the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff.
the edge running next to the staff.Compare fly² (def. 30b).

OTHER WORDS FOR hoist

1 elevate.

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OPPOSITES FOR hoist

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Idioms about hoist

hoist by / with one's own petard. petard (def. 4).

Origin of hoist

First recorded in 1540–50; later variant of hoise, with -t as in against, etc.

synonym study for hoist

1. See raise.

OTHER WORDS FROM hoist

hoister, nounun·hoist·ed, adjective

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How to use hoist in a sentence

She testified that she and her fellow officers had then hoisted Davis to his feet.
From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman|Michael Daly|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On the contrary, it should be hoisted on our collective shoulders and cheered Rudy-style.
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Pictures showed Lee being hoisted off the ship on a rope, aided by other crew members, well before the ship sank completely.
South Korea’s Ferry Disaster Gives Us a New Cowardly Captain to Hate|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the Cuban flag was hoisted in recognition of his arrival, something quite unexpected happened—it fell off the pole.
Castro Visit Causes Catastrophic Muttering in Caracas|Daniel Lansberg-Rodríguez|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They not only hoisted Russian flags, but reportedly beat Ukrainians who expressed indignation at Russian aggression in Crimea.
Putin’s Crimea Propaganda Machine|Oleg Shynkarenko|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I then found myself hoisted up by degrees, at least three feet higher than I was before.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.
Davy and The Goblin|Charles E. Carryl
He drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.
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Before the breath could have been well out of his body, they hoisted him up and carried him away to burial.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
For some time after the white flag was hoisted there was street-fighting between the rebels and the loyals.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman

British Dictionary definitions for hoist

hoist

/ (hɔɪst) /

verb

(tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means

hoist with one's own petard See petard (def. 2)

noun

any apparatus or device for hoisting

the act of hoisting

See rotary clothesline

nautical

the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoistedCompare drop (def. 15)
the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard

nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail

nautical a group of signal flags

the inner edge of a flag next to the staffCompare fly 1 (def. 25)

Derived forms of hoist

hoister, noun

Word Origin for hoist

C16: variant of hoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutch hijschen, German hissen

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