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Synonyms
hoist (hoist)

[Alteration of dialectal hoise, perhaps variant of Middle English hisse, heave!, possibly from Middle Dutch hissen, to haul.]

verb: hoist·ed, hoist·ing, hoists. 

transitive verb 

  1. To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See synonyms at lift
  2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink: hoist a few beers.

intransitive verb 

To become raised or lifted.

noun 

  1. An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.
  2. The act of hoisting; a lift.
  3. Nautical
    1. The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.
    2. A group of flags raised together as a signal.

derivatives

hoist́er
noun