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hoist
(h//Oi//st )

noun (n)

  • lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.(noun)
    source: webster1913

preposition (pre)

  • Hoisted.(preposition)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car.
    Synonym:
    lift, wind
    source: wordnet30
  • move from one place to another by lifting(verb.contact)
    Example:
    They hoisted the patient onto the operating table.
    source: wordnet30
  • raise(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Hoist the flags.
    Hoist a sail.
    Synonym:
    cock up, keep, prick, prick up, run up, up
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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