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1. (v.t.) hoist
to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance:
to hoist the mainsail.
2. hoist
to raise to one's lips and drink:
to hoist a beer.
3. (n.) hoist
an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane.
4. hoist
the act of hoisting; a lift:
Give that sofa a hoist at your end.
5. hoist
the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is hoisted with a yard.
6. hoist
(on a flag)
7. hoist
the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff.
8. hoist
the edge running next to the staff.
Etymology: (1540–50; var. of dial. hoise to raise)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) hoist
lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
2. (verb) hoist, lift, wind
raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
3. (verb) hoist
move from one place to another by lifting
"They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
4. (verb) hoist, run up
raise
"hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
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1. (verb) hoist
to lift sth, especially using special equipment
They hoisted a section of the new bridge into place.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hoist
that by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods
2. (noun) hoist
the act of hoisting; a lift
3. (noun) hoist
the perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff
4. (noun) hoist
the height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay
5. hoist
hoisted
6. (verb) hoist
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
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. hoist
In helicopters, the mechanism by which external loads may be raised or lowered vertically.
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Sense: to lift (something heavy)
he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.
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 Afrikaans: optel, oplig |
 Arabic: يَرْفَع |
 Bulgarian: вдигам |
 Brazilian: levantar |
 Czech: zvednout |
 German: heben |
 Danish: løfte |
 Greek: σηκώνω |
 Spanish: levantar, subir |
 Estonian: upitama |
 Farsi: بلند كردن |
 Finnish: nostaa |
 French: hisser |
 Hebrew: לְהַעֲלוֹת |
 Hindi: ऊपर उठाना |
 Croatian: dizati |
 Hungarian: felhúz |
 Indonesian: mengangkat |
 Icelandic: hífa, lyfta |
 Italian: sollevare |
 Japanese: 持ち上げる |
 Korean: 들어 올리다 |
 Lithuanian: pakelti, užkelti |
 Latvian: pacelt []; uzcelt |
 Malay: mengangkat |
 Dutch: tillen |
 Norwegian: heise, hive, kaste |
 Polish: podnosić |
 Persian: بلند كردن |
 Pashto: پورته کول |
 Portuguese: levantar |
 Romanian: a sălta |
 Russian: поднимать |
 Slovak: zdvihnúť |
 Slovenian: dvigniti |
 Serbian: podići |
 Swedish: lyfta upp |
 Thai: แบก |
 Turkish: kaldırmak |
 Taiwanese: 吊起(重物) |
 Ukrainian: піднімати |
 Urdu: کوئی باھری چیز اٹھانا |
 Vietnamese: kéo lên |
 Chinese: 扯起，举起 |
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