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[ hoist or, sometimes, hahyst ] / hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hoist ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail. to raise to one's lips and drink; drink (especially beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let's go hoist a few beers. Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of hoise. nounan apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane. act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end. Nautical. - the vertical dimension amidships of any square sail that is hoisted with a yard.Compare drop (def. 30).
- the distance between the hoisted and the lowered position of such a yard.
- the dimension of a fore-and-aft sail along the luff.
- a number of flags raised together as a signal.
(on a flag) - the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff.
- the edge running next to the staff.Compare fly1 (def. 30b).
Idioms for hoisthoist by / with one's own petard. petard (def. 4).
Origin of hoistFirst recorded in 1540–50; later variant of hoise, with -t as in against, etc. SYNONYMS FOR hoistSEE SYNONYMS FOR hoist ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR hoistSEE ANTONYMS FOR hoist ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for hoist1. See raise. OTHER WORDS FROM hoisthoister, nounun·hoist·ed, adjectiveWords nearby hoisthoiden, hoi polloi, hoise, hoisin, hoisin sauce, hoist, hoist by one's own petard, hoity-toity, Hojo, hoka, Hokan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hoistHoist that big historical asterisk skyward and place it next to his name. The GOP’s Audacious Impeachment Spin Job|Michael Tomasky|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Carter scurried back to Mace and reached down to hoist him up. Ty Carter Awarded Medal of Honor|David Eisler, Jake Tapper|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST But a significant number of your fellow citizens have a very different vision as they hoist the flag. We’re Not a Christian Nation|Fred Rich|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST But the regime's canons push them back before they can hoist their flag over the liberated barracks. Syria: Would a No-Fly Zone Help the Rebels Oust Assad?|Barak Barfi|September 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Republicans beyond Romney were also quick to hoist the “repeal” banner—calling a vote in the House on July 9. Mitt Romney’s Empty Obamacare-Repeal Rhetoric|John Avlon|June 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST The boats were cast adrift, as the crews were too exhausted to hoist them in, and the Flamingo's nose was turned toward Liverpool. A Master of Fortune|Cutcliffe Hyne There he would ride out the storm and hoist sail when the weather moderated. The Old Merchant Marine|Ralph D. Paine Heave again, and, when you are a-weigh, put the helm to port and hoist the jib. The Seaman's Friend|Richard Henry Dana Helm a-lee; bring the main-tack aboard, haul the bowlines, hoist the top-gallants. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais The kettle to the top was hoist, And there stood fastened to a joist; But with the upside down, to show Its inclination for below. The Battle of the Books|Jonathan Swift
British Dictionary definitions for hoist
verb(tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means hoist with one's own petard See petard (def. 2) nounany apparatus or device for hoisting the act of hoisting See rotary clothesline nautical - the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoistedCompare drop (def. 15)
- the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard
nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail nautical a group of signal flags the inner edge of a flag next to the staffCompare fly 1 (def. 25) Derived forms of hoisthoister, nounWord Origin for hoistC16: variant of hoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutch hijschen, German hissen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hoistheave, pick up, erect, raise, uphold, upraise, elevate, uplift, rear, take up, uprear |