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Definition of Hoist
1. Noun. Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
2. Verb. Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. "Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
Exact synonyms: Lift, Wind
Specialized synonyms: Trice, Trice Up
Generic synonyms: Bring Up, Elevate, Get Up, Lift, Raise
Derivative terms: Hoister, Lift, Lift, Lift
Specialized synonyms: Trice, Trice Up
Generic synonyms: Bring Up, Elevate, Get Up, Lift, Raise
Derivative terms: Hoister, Lift, Lift, Lift
3. Verb. Move from one place to another by lifting. "They hoist the bags on the table"; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
4. Verb. Raise. "Hoist a sail"
Definition of Hoist
1. v. t. 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.
2. n. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
3. p. p. Hoisted.
Definition of Hoist
1. to haul up by some mechanical means [v -ED, -ING, -S]