About The Word Hoist
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Hoist
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What's The Definition Of Hoist?
[n] lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
[v] raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [v] raise, as of flags or sails [v] move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" Synonyms | Synonyms for Hoist: lift | run up | wind Related Terms | Find terms related to Hoist: a leg up | boost | buoy up | cast up | crab | crane | davit | derrick | elevate | elevator | erect | erector | escalate | forklift | gantry crane | heave | heft | heighten | heist | hike | hoick | hold up | hydraulic tailgate | jack | jackscrew | jerk up | knock up | lever | levitate | lift | lift up | lifter | lob | loft | perk up | pick up | raise | raise up | rear | rear up | rise | set up | sky | stick up | tackle | take up | throw up | up | upbuoy | upcast | upheave | uphoist | uphold | uplift | upraise | uprear | upthrow | winch | windlass See Also | block and tackle | bring up | elevate | get up | headgear | lifting device | raise | trice | trice up | wheel and axle Hoist In Webster's Dictionary \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoisted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hoisting}.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin
to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.]
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.
They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope.
Hoisting him into his father's throne. --South.
{Hoisting engine}, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
\Hoist\, n. 1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. 2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Collog.] 3. (Naut.) (a) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. (b) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. --Totten. {Hoist bridge}, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside. \Hoist\, p. p. Hoisted. [Obs.] 'T is the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar. --Shak. |
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