English dictionary
hoist
/h//Oi//st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
Source: WordNet 3.0
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That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
Source: webster1913
preposition
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Hoisted.
Source: webster1913
verb
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raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
ExamplesHoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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move from one place to another by lifting
ExamplesThey hoisted the patient onto the operating table.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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raise
ExamplesHoist the flags.
Hoist a sail.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
Source: webster1913