hoist

H0235700 (hoist)v. hoist·ed, hoist·ing, hoists v.tr.1. To raise or haul up, often 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.v.intr. To become raised or lifted.n.1. An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.2. The act of hoisting; a lift.3. Nautical a. The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.b. A group of flags raised together as a signal.

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

hoist′er n.

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(hɔɪst) vb1. (tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means2. hoist with one's own petard See petard²n3. (Mechanical Engineering) any apparatus or device for hoisting4. the act of hoisting5. See rotary clothesline6. (Nautical Terms) nautical a. the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoisted. Compare drop¹⁵b. the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard7. (Nautical Terms) nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail8. (Nautical Terms) nautical a group of signal flags9. (Heraldry) the inner edge of a flag next to the staff. Compare fly¹²⁵[C16: variant of hoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutch hijschen, German hissen] ˈhoister n

hoist

(hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪst)

v. hoist•ed, hoist•ing,
n. v.t. 1. to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance: to hoist the mainsail. 2. to raise to one's lips and drink: to hoist a beer. n. 3. an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane. 4. the act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end. 5. the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is hoisted with a yard. 6. (on a flag) a. the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff. b. the edge running next to the staff. [1540–50; variant of dial. hoise to raise]

hoist

In helicopters, the mechanism by which external loads may be raised or lowered vertically.

hoist

Past participle: hoisted
Gerund: hoisting

Imperative
hoist
hoist

Present
I hoist
you hoist
he/she/it hoists
we hoist
you hoist
they hoist

Preterite
I hoisted
you hoisted
he/she/it hoisted
we hoisted
you hoisted
they hoisted

Present Continuous
I am hoisting
you are hoisting
he/she/it is hoisting
we are hoisting
you are hoisting
they are hoisting

Present Perfect
I have hoisted
you have hoisted
he/she/it has hoisted
we have hoisted
you have hoisted
they have hoisted

Past Continuous
I was hoisting
you were hoisting
he/she/it was hoisting
we were hoisting
you were hoisting
they were hoisting

Past Perfect
I had hoisted
you had hoisted
he/she/it had hoisted
we had hoisted
you had hoisted
they had hoisted

Future
I will hoist
you will hoist
he/she/it will hoist
we will hoist
you will hoist
they will hoist

Future Perfect
I will have hoisted
you will have hoisted
he/she/it will have hoisted
we will have hoisted
you will have hoisted
they will have hoisted

Future Continuous
I will be hoisting
you will be hoisting
he/she/it will be hoisting
we will be hoisting
you will be hoisting
they will be hoisting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hoisting
you have been hoisting
he/she/it has been hoisting
we have been hoisting
you have been hoisting
they have been hoisting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hoisting
you will have been hoisting
he/she/it will have been hoisting
we will have been hoisting
you will have been hoisting
they will have been hoisting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hoisting
you had been hoisting
he/she/it had been hoisting
we had been hoisting
you had been hoisting
they had been hoisting

Conditional
I would hoist
you would hoist
he/she/it would hoist
we would hoist
you would hoist
they would hoist

Past Conditional
I would have hoisted
you would have hoisted
he/she/it would have hoisted
we would have hoisted
you would have hoisted
they would have hoisted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hoist - lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objectsblock and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cableheadgear - the hoist at the pithead of a minelifting device - a device for lifting heavy loadswheel and axle - hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Verb	1.	hoist - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"wind, lifttrice, trice up - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small ropelift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	3.	hoist - raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"run uplift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

hoist

verb1. raise, lift, erect, elevate, heave, upraise He hoisted himself to a sitting position.noun1. lift, crane, elevator, winch, tackle It takes three nurses and a hoist to get me into this chair.

hoist

verbTo move (something) to a higher position:boost, elevate, heave, lift, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.nounAn instance of lifting or being lifted:boost, heave, lift.

Translations

举起升起吊起扯起把…吊起

hoist

(hoist) verb1. to lift (something heavy). he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders. 扯起，举起 2. to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a rope etc. The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag. 把…吊起，升起 noun1. an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects. a luggage hoist.起重机2. a lift or push up. Give me a hoist over this wall, will you! 吊起，举起

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hoist by/with (one's) own petard

To be injured, ruined, or defeated by one's own action, device, or plot that was intended to harm another; to have fallen victim to one's own trap or schemes. (Note: "hoist" in this instance is the simple past-tense of the archaic form of the verb, "hoise.") I tried to get my boss fired by planting drugs on him, but I was hoist by my own petard when the police caught me with them beforehand.See also: by, hoist, own, petard

hoist a/the white flag

To offer a sign of surrender or defeat; to yield or give in. After the prosecutors brought forward their newest evidence, the defendant hoisted the white flag and agreed to the plea bargain. We've been in negotiations for weeks, but it looks like the other company might finally be ready to hoist a white flag.See also: flag, hoist, white

hoist the blue peter

To leave or prepare to leave. This nautical term refers to the blue and white flag that sailors would hoist before departing from a location. Hoist the blue peter, gentleman, so we can set sail!See also: blue, hoist, peter

be hoist by (one's) own petard

To be injured, ruined, or defeated by one's own action, device, or plot that was intended to harm another; to have fallen victim to one's own trap or schemes. ("Hoist" in this instance is the simple past-tense of the archaic form of the verb, "hoise.") I tried to get my boss fired by planting drugs on him, but I was hoist by my own petard when the police caught me with them beforehand.See also: by, hoist, own, petard

hoist a few

To have multiple alcoholic drinks. Nothing helps me unwind after a long week of working like hoisting a few with some good friends.See also: few, hoist

hoist one

To have an alcoholic drink. Nothing helps me unwind after a long week of working like hoisting one with some good friends.See also: hoist, one

hoist your sail when the wind is fair

Take action when success seems most likely. I don't know why anyone would try to open a store in the middle of a recession. I mean, hoist your sail when the wind is fair, right?See also: fair, hoist, sail, wind

fish something up out of something

and fish something upto pull or hoist something out of something, especially after searching or reaching for it. The old shopkeeper fished a huge pickle up out of the barrel. He fished up a huge pickle.See also: fish, of, out, up

hoist with one's own petard

Fig. to be harmed or disadvantaged by an action of one's own which was meant to harm someone else. (From a line in Shakespeare's Hamlet.) She intended to murder her brother but was hoist with her own petard when she ate the poisoned food intended for him. The vandals were hoist with their own petard when they tried to make an emergency call from the pay phone they had broken.See also: hoist, own, petard

Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.

Prov. Begin a project when circumstances are the most favorable. Don't ask your mother for permission now; she's in a bad mood. Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. Wait until the economy has stabilized before trying to start your own business. Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.See also: fair, hoist, sail, wind

white flag, show the

Also, hang out or hoist the white flag . Surrender, yield, as in Our opponents held all the cards tonight, so we showed the white flag and left early. This expression alludes to the white flag indicating a surrender in battle, a custom apparently dating from Roman times and adopted as an international symbol of surrender or truce. [Late 1600s] See also: show, white

hoist by your own petard

hoist with your own petard

FORMALIf someone is hoist by their own petard or is hoist with their own petard, something they do to get an advantage or to harm someone else results in harm to themselves. You should stop spreading stories about your opponents or, sooner or later, you will be hoist with your own petard. Note: `Petards' were metal balls filled with gunpowder which were used to blow up walls or gates. The gunpowder was lit by a slow-burning fuse, but there was always a danger that the device would explode too soon and `hoist' the person lighting it, that is, blow them up in the air. See also: by, hoist, own, petard

hoist with (or by) your own petard

have your plans to cause trouble for others backfire on you. The phrase is from Shakespeare's Hamlet: ‘For 'tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petard’. In former times, a petard was a small bomb made of a metal or wooden box filled with explosive powder, while hoist here is the past participle of the dialect verb hoise , meaning ‘lift or remove’.See also: hoist, own, petard

be hoist/hoisted by/with your own peˈtard

(British English) be caught in the trap that you were preparing for another personThis is from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. A petard was a small bomb.See also: by, hoist, own, petard

hoist one

tv. to have a drink. Let’s go out and hoist one sometime. See also: hoist, one

be hoist with one's own petard

To be undone by one's own schemes.See also: hoist, own, petard

hoist with one's own petard

Caught in one’s own trap, defeated by one’s own weapons. The term alludes to an ancient weapon, a thick iron canister filled with gunpowder, which was fastened to a gate or other barrier in order to breach it. It was a dangerous weapon, because the engineer who set it off could easily be blown up (“hoist”) when it detonated. Shakespeare was among the first to transfer the term, in Hamlet (3.4): “Let it work; for ’tis the sport to have the enginer hoist with his own petar.”See also: hoist, own, petard

hoist by your own petard

Hurt by your own misdeed. A petard was a medieval bomb made of a container of gunpowder with a fuse, and to blow open gates during sieges against towns and fortresses. Unreliable, petards often exploded prematurely and sent the person who lit the fuse aloft (the “hoist” image) in one or more pieces. The phrase, which is often misquoted as “hoist on one's own petard,” comes from Hamlet: For 'tis the sport to have the engineer Hoist with his own petard; and ‘t shall go hard But I will delve one yard below their mines And blow them at the moon . . .See also: by, hoist, own, petard

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hoist by/with (one's) own petard

hoist a/the white flag

hoist the blue peter

be hoist by (one's) own petard

hoist a few

hoist one

hoist your sail when the wind is fair

fish something up out of something

hoist with one's own petard

Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.

white flag, show the

hoist by your own petard

hoist with your own petard

hoist with (or by) your own petard

be hoist/hoisted by/with your own peˈtard

hoist one

be hoist with one's own petard

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hoist by your own petard

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verb raise

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noun lift

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verb to move (something) to a higher position

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noun an instance of lifting or being lifted

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noun lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

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verb raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

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verb move from one place to another by lifting

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verb raise

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