To lift, raise, bear up. (Often with up.) Formerly in general sense; now only archaic or dialect.

transitive. To raise into the air from the ground, or to a higher position; to elevate, heave, hoist. †Also, to erect, rear on high (a building). †t…

To hoist (sail, a flag). Obsolete. (Cf. Old Norse setja upp segl.)

with up, aloft, away, down, off, out, and adverbial phrases. to lift up: †occasionally to install in a high seat.

transitive. To lift up or elevate (a thing) as a whole; to put or take into a higher position. Also: to hoist (a sail, a flag, etc.).

With up: To hoist, to lift up. Obsolete.

transitive. To raise or hoist up. Obsolete.

transitive. To raise, exalt, hoist.

transitive. To hoist, raise, elevate, push or pull up: generally with the notion of exertion. Also figurative.

To raise aloft, lift up: usually with the notion of exertion; cf. heeze, v.

transitive. To raise aloft; to set or put up; to place on high. (Also with up.) In later use frequently without implication of effort or much…

transitive. To haul, hoist, lift. Obsolete.

transitive. To lift or raise (a weight) with effort; to hoist. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. regional (chiefly U.S.). To raise (something) up; to hoist. Also: to hijack, to steal. Cf. hoist, v., heist, n.