Hoist - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|hɔɪst|
Brit.
|hɔɪst|
noun
- lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
verb
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (syn: lift, wind)
hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
- move from one place to another by liftingThey hoisted the patient onto the operating table
- raise (syn: run up)hoist the flags
hoist a sail
hoist a sail
Extra examples
The steel girders were hoisted into place and securely welded.
The engine was hoisted out with a winch.
The cargo was hoisted up onto the ship.
He stopped at a bar after work to hoist a few beers with his friends.
She hoisted a last-second shot that would have won the game if it had gone in.
The crew hurried to hoist the flag.
Give me a hoist onto your shoulders.
They hoisted the patient onto the operating table
...the pirate captain cried, “Ahoy, me swabbies, 'tis time to hoist the Jolly Roger!”...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: hoist
he/she/it: hoists
present participle: hoisting
past tense: hoisted
past participle: hoisted
I/you/we/they: hoist
he/she/it: hoists
present participle: hoisting
past tense: hoisted
past participle: hoisted
noun
singular: hoist
plural: hoists
singular: hoist
plural: hoists
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