Hoist
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noun


(1)   Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

verb


(2)   Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
"Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
(3)   Raise
"Hoist the flags"
"Hoist a sail"
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Etymology


Alteration of hoise, apparently based on the past tense and participle. Confer Danish , German , Italian (loaned from a Germanic source).

Verb



  1. To raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
  2. To lift someone up to be flogged.
  3. To be lifted up.

Usage notes

  • "Hoisted" is about fifteen times more common than "hoist" in US usage as past and past participle.

Quotations


Noun



  1. A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
  2. The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
  3. The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
  4. The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
 
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