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Hoist

hɔɪst

Hoist definitions
verb
hoist hoisted hoisting hoists
  1. raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys

    "a white flag was hoisted"

    raise raise up lift lift up haul up heave up jack up hike up winch up pull up upraise uplift elevate erect
    • raise or haul up

      "she hoisted her backpack on to her shoulder"

noun
hoist hoists
  1. an act of raising or lifting something
    • an apparatus for lifting or raising something

      "mechanical lifts or hoists for firefighting purposes"

    • an act of increasing something

      "an interest rate hoist"

  2. the part of a flag nearest the staff
  3. a group of flags raised as a signal