Definition of hoist in English:

hoist

verb hɔɪsthɔɪst

[with object]

1Raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.
a white flag was hoisted
Example sentencesExamples
- Weighing two-and-a-half tonnes, it was hoisted over the house by crane and then the builder put the roof on.
- The band played the hymns at the 10 o'clock Mass at the church and the flags were hoisted afterwards.
- With no side access to the property, a crane was used to hoist sections of the framework over the shell and into the patio, which was used as a staging area for the assembly and installation.
- When conditions finally permitted, it was all hands on deck as we formed teams heaving on a forest of ropes to hoist the huge sails.
- Motorists face delays this weekend as two giant cranes hoist a new bridge onto the M60.
- He managed to grab the sheep and secure it with a rope around its horns allowing inspector Hall to hoist the animal over the bank to safety.
- Final victory came for Russia when Soviet soldiers hoisted the red flag over the Berlin Reichstag in April 1945.
- Jeffers apprenticed himself to the home's contractors, then built Hawk Tower by hand, using ropes to hoist boulders from the cove below.
- In the United States, it is stipulated by law that public institutions such as schools will hoist the national flag.
- He ordered him and another sailor to hoist the American flag.
- Just four weeks before the start of the festival 25 volunteers hoisted the arch into place using ropes.
- In New York City, cranes are prohibited from hoisting materials or equipment over city streets.
- The highest cabins will require an extension to the present crane to hoist them to Deck 12.
- To register their protest, students hoisted black flags in the University premises.
- The disused temporary school building has already been brought from Bridlington to York, and leaders are preparing to bring in engineers and a crane to hoist the four-part structure into place.
- The one crane I saw in the streets of Baghdad was hoisting an advertising billboard.
- The giant bagel weighed 394 kilograms, measured 1.8 metres in diameter and required a small crane to hoist it out of its custom-built oven.
- A spare breathing apparatus was hoisted to the roof and the girls took turns using it until they could be carried out through a window.
- The stadium rose as a marching band triumphantly played the anthem and guards hoisted the national flag.
- The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright.
Synonyms
raise, raise up, lift, lift up, haul up, heave up, jack up, hike up, winch up, pull up, upraise, uplift, elevate, erect
rare upheave
1. 1.1with object and adverbial Raise or haul up.
  she hoisted her backpack on to her shoulder
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was about four feet high, the perfect height for small people to hoist themselves onto.
  I placed my foot onto one of the knotholes on the trunk and hoisted myself up.
  A group of paramedics hoisted me up onto a stretcher and then into an ambulance.
  She grabbed onto the girl's arms, and hoisted her up behind her.
  When they finally boarded the airplane, Della tried to hoist her small suitcase into the overhead compartment, but she could hardly lift it.
  ‘Yeah, I've got it,’ I answered, hoisting myself up and over the edge and back onto solid ground.
  She looked so sweet like that, hoisting herself up onto the bed, and then sitting with her legs sticking straight out in front of her.
  At the shrine he was hoisted onto a kneeler, where he prayed before the ivy-covered grotto.
  Ian hoisted himself onto the countertop and looked around in amazement at the high ceilings.
  Jake hoists himself up onto the hood of the car, stretching his long legs out in front of him.
  And, as any traveler knows, it's also a good movement to do to avoid straining your back or shoulders when hoisting a heavy bag into a small overhead compartment.
  He hoisted her up onto the front of the horse in front of himself, holding her securely as he rode out of the river.
  To get started, you'll hoist your pack and hike toward the Root Glacier.
  Clutching onto the arm of the sofa, I hoisted myself up and ran down the hall to the bathroom.
  She cleared the weight to her shoulders but could not hoist it overhead.
  He released my arm, hoisted himself onto the horse, and pulled me up after him.
  The company beat out rhythms with their canes, hoisting them overhead and twirling them in unison, their footwork crisp in Morse code mode.
  He nodded, hoisting himself onto the bunk and motioning for me to toss him the extra pillow.
  He pulled himself up next to her, hoisting her onto his lap.
  The smaller of the two, Joe, was hoisted onto his father's shoulders by his mother.
  Synonyms
  haul, pull, lug, manhandle, drag, draw, tug

noun hɔɪsthɔɪst

1An act of raising or lifting something.
Example sentencesExamples
- Just as you get your side beautifully fixed, he gives it a hoist from his end, and spoils it all.
- Instead, Dick persuaded Fritz to sail to the next platform and ask the crane driver to give them a hoist into the water.
Synonyms
push, heave, thrust, shove, uplift, a helping hand
1. 1.1 An apparatus for lifting or raising something.
  mechanical lifts or hoists for firefighting purposes
  Example sentencesExamples
  The new ramp, together with a hoist, will make it easier for disabled people to get in and out of the saddle, while the raised area for spectators will be able to hold about 60 people.
  The president complimented Danny for his political awareness when he requested a hoist for the swimming pool in Athy so he can use the facility.
  Disability rules demand the provision of ramps and a hoist where possible.
  His aim was to raise £2,000 to buy a wheelchair hoist for a founder member of the charity, which raises funds for local people with disabilities.
  I have four visits a day, two carers at a time, as the only way they can move me is by using a hoist.
  I tried to counteract the swinging motion by stopping the hoist.
  And we have a very helpless feeling, because we didn't have any hoists or rescue equipment on board the helicopter.
  She pulled the plug and raised the hoist to remove Miss Hourie from the water.
  The pool, equipped with hoists, will allow children to receive water therapy.
  There was one woman, also in a wheelchair, who instead of getting out at the bottom of the stairs and walking up, insisted on a mechanical hoist to lift her, chair and all, up to the plane's door.
  The very idea that we could look after her sooner without the benefit of hoists and medical equipment to get her moving, is absolutely stupid.
  Mr Cooper said training had been given at the time the new equipment was introduced but supervisors had not insisted on the use of the hoists and some employees were unaware their use was mandatory.
  I then felt a series of bumps, which I later learned was just the rescue hoist jerking.
  Some improvements including the installation of alarms, hoists and showers had been made but there were continuing problems which were likely to be reflected in hospitals across the country.
  And the really great news is that the hoist for launching boats into the harbour will still be in operation.
  The lounge is like a hospital ward with a hospital bed and a hoist and a settee.
  We also hope to build an overhead railway system which will transport people with severe handicaps on hoists from the car park to the changing rooms to the pool.
  ‘He was incapacitated in his chair in his room at the nursing home, at the end they had to move him around with a hoist,’ he said.
  Now the council has stepped in to try and make some of them safe by using a hoist to lift the stones and bedding them in concrete two feet deep.
  This enables the aircrew and the personnel on the ground to see the hoist as it is lowered to help maintain situational awareness.
  Synonyms
  lifting gear, crane, winch, tackle, block and tackle, pulley, windlass, davit, derrick
2. 1.2 An act of increasing something.
  an interest rate hoist
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the reason I endured my spell in that job was in order to get my first hoist up the career ladder.
  The biggest hoist of all, though, was the one his own career enjoyed.
2The part of a flag nearest the staff.
Example sentencesExamples
- Visibility was always the main drawback to this medium, accentuated when steam propulsion permitted ships to ignore wind direction so that flag hoists might be end-on to those supposed to read them.
- As though to help answer his query a breeze took the flag and Armand was surprised to see it was the Canadian coat-of-arms with union jack at the hoist, the flag of that country at the time.
- The Union Flag occupies the upper, hoist quarter of an otherwise red flag and the Arms are within the red field.
3A group of flags raised as a signal.
Example sentencesExamples
- On Stuart's flag deck a member of the ship's company prepares a hoist.
- In addition, flag hoists and flashing light signals were sent to try and get the ship to halt.

Phrases

hoist one's flag

(of an admiral) take up command.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1814 he briefly hoisted his flag at sea, commanding the naval escort for Louis XVIII's return to France from his English exile.
- Before their plans could come to fruition, though, they had a serious falling out, and on 2nd September 1966 he and his family took control of the tower on their own and hoisted their flag.

hoist the flag

Stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag.
Example sentencesExamples
- Iwo gave us the uplifting vision of the Marines hoisting the flag on enemy soil.

Derivatives

hoister

noun

Aside from the superb quality of the hoister itself, the heart of the rig beats in the uniquely designed paddle.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although many other materials and designs have been used to make these hoisters, nothing beats the elegance of the original.

Origin

Late 15th century: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier.

Rhymes

foist, joist, moist, unvoiced

Definition of hoist in US English:

hoist

verbhoisthɔɪst

[with object]

1Raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.
high overhead great cranes hoisted girders
Example sentencesExamples
- The highest cabins will require an extension to the present crane to hoist them to Deck 12.
- The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright.
- With no side access to the property, a crane was used to hoist sections of the framework over the shell and into the patio, which was used as a staging area for the assembly and installation.
- To register their protest, students hoisted black flags in the University premises.
- The giant bagel weighed 394 kilograms, measured 1.8 metres in diameter and required a small crane to hoist it out of its custom-built oven.
- In New York City, cranes are prohibited from hoisting materials or equipment over city streets.
- The one crane I saw in the streets of Baghdad was hoisting an advertising billboard.
- In the United States, it is stipulated by law that public institutions such as schools will hoist the national flag.
- He ordered him and another sailor to hoist the American flag.
- Weighing two-and-a-half tonnes, it was hoisted over the house by crane and then the builder put the roof on.
- Jeffers apprenticed himself to the home's contractors, then built Hawk Tower by hand, using ropes to hoist boulders from the cove below.
- A spare breathing apparatus was hoisted to the roof and the girls took turns using it until they could be carried out through a window.
- The stadium rose as a marching band triumphantly played the anthem and guards hoisted the national flag.
- Just four weeks before the start of the festival 25 volunteers hoisted the arch into place using ropes.
- The disused temporary school building has already been brought from Bridlington to York, and leaders are preparing to bring in engineers and a crane to hoist the four-part structure into place.
- Motorists face delays this weekend as two giant cranes hoist a new bridge onto the M60.
- The band played the hymns at the 10 o'clock Mass at the church and the flags were hoisted afterwards.
- He managed to grab the sheep and secure it with a rope around its horns allowing inspector Hall to hoist the animal over the bank to safety.
- Final victory came for Russia when Soviet soldiers hoisted the red flag over the Berlin Reichstag in April 1945.
- When conditions finally permitted, it was all hands on deck as we formed teams heaving on a forest of ropes to hoist the huge sails.
Synonyms
raise, raise up, lift, lift up, haul up, heave up, jack up, hike up, winch up, pull up, upraise, uplift, elevate, erect
1. 1.1 Raise or haul up.
  she hoisted her backpack onto her shoulder
  Example sentencesExamples
  He nodded, hoisting himself onto the bunk and motioning for me to toss him the extra pillow.
  ‘Yeah, I've got it,’ I answered, hoisting myself up and over the edge and back onto solid ground.
  To get started, you'll hoist your pack and hike toward the Root Glacier.
  Ian hoisted himself onto the countertop and looked around in amazement at the high ceilings.
  Jake hoists himself up onto the hood of the car, stretching his long legs out in front of him.
  When they finally boarded the airplane, Della tried to hoist her small suitcase into the overhead compartment, but she could hardly lift it.
  He hoisted her up onto the front of the horse in front of himself, holding her securely as he rode out of the river.
  She grabbed onto the girl's arms, and hoisted her up behind her.
  A group of paramedics hoisted me up onto a stretcher and then into an ambulance.
  She looked so sweet like that, hoisting herself up onto the bed, and then sitting with her legs sticking straight out in front of her.
  Clutching onto the arm of the sofa, I hoisted myself up and ran down the hall to the bathroom.
  At the shrine he was hoisted onto a kneeler, where he prayed before the ivy-covered grotto.
  I placed my foot onto one of the knotholes on the trunk and hoisted myself up.
  And, as any traveler knows, it's also a good movement to do to avoid straining your back or shoulders when hoisting a heavy bag into a small overhead compartment.
  The smaller of the two, Joe, was hoisted onto his father's shoulders by his mother.
  It was about four feet high, the perfect height for small people to hoist themselves onto.
  He pulled himself up next to her, hoisting her onto his lap.
  The company beat out rhythms with their canes, hoisting them overhead and twirling them in unison, their footwork crisp in Morse code mode.
  He released my arm, hoisted himself onto the horse, and pulled me up after him.
  She cleared the weight to her shoulders but could not hoist it overhead.
  Synonyms
  haul, pull, lug, manhandle, drag, draw, tug

nounhoisthɔɪst

1An act of raising or lifting something.
Example sentencesExamples
- Just as you get your side beautifully fixed, he gives it a hoist from his end, and spoils it all.
- Instead, Dick persuaded Fritz to sail to the next platform and ask the crane driver to give them a hoist into the water.
Synonyms
push, heave, thrust, shove, uplift, a helping hand
1. 1.1 An apparatus for lifting or raising something.
  Example sentencesExamples
  And we have a very helpless feeling, because we didn't have any hoists or rescue equipment on board the helicopter.
  Some improvements including the installation of alarms, hoists and showers had been made but there were continuing problems which were likely to be reflected in hospitals across the country.
  His aim was to raise £2,000 to buy a wheelchair hoist for a founder member of the charity, which raises funds for local people with disabilities.
  The president complimented Danny for his political awareness when he requested a hoist for the swimming pool in Athy so he can use the facility.
  I have four visits a day, two carers at a time, as the only way they can move me is by using a hoist.
  And the really great news is that the hoist for launching boats into the harbour will still be in operation.
  This enables the aircrew and the personnel on the ground to see the hoist as it is lowered to help maintain situational awareness.
  I tried to counteract the swinging motion by stopping the hoist.
  ‘He was incapacitated in his chair in his room at the nursing home, at the end they had to move him around with a hoist,’ he said.
  We also hope to build an overhead railway system which will transport people with severe handicaps on hoists from the car park to the changing rooms to the pool.
  The new ramp, together with a hoist, will make it easier for disabled people to get in and out of the saddle, while the raised area for spectators will be able to hold about 60 people.
  She pulled the plug and raised the hoist to remove Miss Hourie from the water.
  There was one woman, also in a wheelchair, who instead of getting out at the bottom of the stairs and walking up, insisted on a mechanical hoist to lift her, chair and all, up to the plane's door.
  The lounge is like a hospital ward with a hospital bed and a hoist and a settee.
  The very idea that we could look after her sooner without the benefit of hoists and medical equipment to get her moving, is absolutely stupid.
  I then felt a series of bumps, which I later learned was just the rescue hoist jerking.
  Mr Cooper said training had been given at the time the new equipment was introduced but supervisors had not insisted on the use of the hoists and some employees were unaware their use was mandatory.
  Disability rules demand the provision of ramps and a hoist where possible.
  Now the council has stepped in to try and make some of them safe by using a hoist to lift the stones and bedding them in concrete two feet deep.
  The pool, equipped with hoists, will allow children to receive water therapy.
  Synonyms
  lifting gear, crane, winch, tackle, block and tackle, pulley, windlass, davit, derrick
2. 1.2 An act of increasing something.
  the government's interest rate hoist
  Example sentencesExamples
  But the reason I endured my spell in that job was in order to get my first hoist up the career ladder.
  The biggest hoist of all, though, was the one his own career enjoyed.
2The part of a flag nearest the staff; the vertical dimension of a flag.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Union Flag occupies the upper, hoist quarter of an otherwise red flag and the Arms are within the red field.
- Visibility was always the main drawback to this medium, accentuated when steam propulsion permitted ships to ignore wind direction so that flag hoists might be end-on to those supposed to read them.
- As though to help answer his query a breeze took the flag and Armand was surprised to see it was the Canadian coat-of-arms with union jack at the hoist, the flag of that country at the time.
3A group of flags raised as a signal.
Example sentencesExamples
- In addition, flag hoists and flashing light signals were sent to try and get the ship to halt.
- On Stuart's flag deck a member of the ship's company prepares a hoist.

Phrases

hoist one's flag

(of an admiral) take up command.
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1814 he briefly hoisted his flag at sea, commanding the naval escort for Louis XVIII's return to France from his English exile.
- Before their plans could come to fruition, though, they had a serious falling out, and on 2nd September 1966 he and his family took control of the tower on their own and hoisted their flag.

hoist the flag

Stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag.
Example sentencesExamples
- Iwo gave us the uplifting vision of the Marines hoisting the flag on enemy soil.

Origin

Late 15th century: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier.

单词	hoist
释义	Definition of hoist in English: hoist verb hɔɪsthɔɪst [with object] 1Raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys. a white flag was hoisted Example sentencesExamples Weighing two-and-a-half tonnes, it was hoisted over the house by crane and then the builder put the roof on. The band played the hymns at the 10 o'clock Mass at the church and the flags were hoisted afterwards. With no side access to the property, a crane was used to hoist sections of the framework over the shell and into the patio, which was used as a staging area for the assembly and installation. When conditions finally permitted, it was all hands on deck as we formed teams heaving on a forest of ropes to hoist the huge sails. Motorists face delays this weekend as two giant cranes hoist a new bridge onto the M60. He managed to grab the sheep and secure it with a rope around its horns allowing inspector Hall to hoist the animal over the bank to safety. Final victory came for Russia when Soviet soldiers hoisted the red flag over the Berlin Reichstag in April 1945. Jeffers apprenticed himself to the home's contractors, then built Hawk Tower by hand, using ropes to hoist boulders from the cove below. In the United States, it is stipulated by law that public institutions such as schools will hoist the national flag. He ordered him and another sailor to hoist the American flag. Just four weeks before the start of the festival 25 volunteers hoisted the arch into place using ropes. In New York City, cranes are prohibited from hoisting materials or equipment over city streets. The highest cabins will require an extension to the present crane to hoist them to Deck 12. To register their protest, students hoisted black flags in the University premises. The disused temporary school building has already been brought from Bridlington to York, and leaders are preparing to bring in engineers and a crane to hoist the four-part structure into place. The one crane I saw in the streets of Baghdad was hoisting an advertising billboard. The giant bagel weighed 394 kilograms, measured 1.8 metres in diameter and required a small crane to hoist it out of its custom-built oven. A spare breathing apparatus was hoisted to the roof and the girls took turns using it until they could be carried out through a window. The stadium rose as a marching band triumphantly played the anthem and guards hoisted the national flag. The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright. Synonyms raise, raise up, lift, lift up, haul up, heave up, jack up, hike up, winch up, pull up, upraise, uplift, elevate, erect rare upheave 1.1with object and adverbial Raise or haul up. she hoisted her backpack on to her shoulder Example sentencesExamples It was about four feet high, the perfect height for small people to hoist themselves onto. I placed my foot onto one of the knotholes on the trunk and hoisted myself up. A group of paramedics hoisted me up onto a stretcher and then into an ambulance. She grabbed onto the girl's arms, and hoisted her up behind her. When they finally boarded the airplane, Della tried to hoist her small suitcase into the overhead compartment, but she could hardly lift it. ‘Yeah, I've got it,’ I answered, hoisting myself up and over the edge and back onto solid ground. She looked so sweet like that, hoisting herself up onto the bed, and then sitting with her legs sticking straight out in front of her. At the shrine he was hoisted onto a kneeler, where he prayed before the ivy-covered grotto. Ian hoisted himself onto the countertop and looked around in amazement at the high ceilings. Jake hoists himself up onto the hood of the car, stretching his long legs out in front of him. And, as any traveler knows, it's also a good movement to do to avoid straining your back or shoulders when hoisting a heavy bag into a small overhead compartment. He hoisted her up onto the front of the horse in front of himself, holding her securely as he rode out of the river. To get started, you'll hoist your pack and hike toward the Root Glacier. Clutching onto the arm of the sofa, I hoisted myself up and ran down the hall to the bathroom. She cleared the weight to her shoulders but could not hoist it overhead. He released my arm, hoisted himself onto the horse, and pulled me up after him. The company beat out rhythms with their canes, hoisting them overhead and twirling them in unison, their footwork crisp in Morse code mode. He nodded, hoisting himself onto the bunk and motioning for me to toss him the extra pillow. He pulled himself up next to her, hoisting her onto his lap. The smaller of the two, Joe, was hoisted onto his father's shoulders by his mother. Synonyms haul, pull, lug, manhandle, drag, draw, tug noun hɔɪsthɔɪst 1An act of raising or lifting something. Example sentencesExamples Just as you get your side beautifully fixed, he gives it a hoist from his end, and spoils it all. Instead, Dick persuaded Fritz to sail to the next platform and ask the crane driver to give them a hoist into the water. Synonyms push, heave, thrust, shove, uplift, a helping hand 1.1 An apparatus for lifting or raising something. mechanical lifts or hoists for firefighting purposes Example sentencesExamples The new ramp, together with a hoist, will make it easier for disabled people to get in and out of the saddle, while the raised area for spectators will be able to hold about 60 people. The president complimented Danny for his political awareness when he requested a hoist for the swimming pool in Athy so he can use the facility. Disability rules demand the provision of ramps and a hoist where possible. His aim was to raise £2,000 to buy a wheelchair hoist for a founder member of the charity, which raises funds for local people with disabilities. I have four visits a day, two carers at a time, as the only way they can move me is by using a hoist. I tried to counteract the swinging motion by stopping the hoist. And we have a very helpless feeling, because we didn't have any hoists or rescue equipment on board the helicopter. She pulled the plug and raised the hoist to remove Miss Hourie from the water. The pool, equipped with hoists, will allow children to receive water therapy. There was one woman, also in a wheelchair, who instead of getting out at the bottom of the stairs and walking up, insisted on a mechanical hoist to lift her, chair and all, up to the plane's door. The very idea that we could look after her sooner without the benefit of hoists and medical equipment to get her moving, is absolutely stupid. Mr Cooper said training had been given at the time the new equipment was introduced but supervisors had not insisted on the use of the hoists and some employees were unaware their use was mandatory. I then felt a series of bumps, which I later learned was just the rescue hoist jerking. Some improvements including the installation of alarms, hoists and showers had been made but there were continuing problems which were likely to be reflected in hospitals across the country. And the really great news is that the hoist for launching boats into the harbour will still be in operation. The lounge is like a hospital ward with a hospital bed and a hoist and a settee. We also hope to build an overhead railway system which will transport people with severe handicaps on hoists from the car park to the changing rooms to the pool. ‘He was incapacitated in his chair in his room at the nursing home, at the end they had to move him around with a hoist,’ he said. Now the council has stepped in to try and make some of them safe by using a hoist to lift the stones and bedding them in concrete two feet deep. This enables the aircrew and the personnel on the ground to see the hoist as it is lowered to help maintain situational awareness. Synonyms lifting gear, crane, winch, tackle, block and tackle, pulley, windlass, davit, derrick 1.2 An act of increasing something. an interest rate hoist Example sentencesExamples But the reason I endured my spell in that job was in order to get my first hoist up the career ladder. The biggest hoist of all, though, was the one his own career enjoyed. 2The part of a flag nearest the staff. Example sentencesExamples Visibility was always the main drawback to this medium, accentuated when steam propulsion permitted ships to ignore wind direction so that flag hoists might be end-on to those supposed to read them. As though to help answer his query a breeze took the flag and Armand was surprised to see it was the Canadian coat-of-arms with union jack at the hoist, the flag of that country at the time. The Union Flag occupies the upper, hoist quarter of an otherwise red flag and the Arms are within the red field. 3A group of flags raised as a signal. Example sentencesExamples On Stuart's flag deck a member of the ship's company prepares a hoist. In addition, flag hoists and flashing light signals were sent to try and get the ship to halt. Phrases hoist one's flag (of an admiral) take up command. Example sentencesExamples In 1814 he briefly hoisted his flag at sea, commanding the naval escort for Louis XVIII's return to France from his English exile. Before their plans could come to fruition, though, they had a serious falling out, and on 2nd September 1966 he and his family took control of the tower on their own and hoisted their flag. hoist the flag Stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag. Example sentencesExamples Iwo gave us the uplifting vision of the Marines hoisting the flag on enemy soil. Derivatives hoister noun Aside from the superb quality of the hoister itself, the heart of the rig beats in the uniquely designed paddle. Example sentencesExamples Although many other materials and designs have been used to make these hoisters, nothing beats the elegance of the original. Origin Late 15th century: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier. Rhymes foist, joist, moist, unvoiced verb.1 phr. Definition of hoist in US English: hoist verbhoisthɔɪst [with object] 1Raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys. high overhead great cranes hoisted girders Example sentencesExamples The highest cabins will require an extension to the present crane to hoist them to Deck 12. The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright. With no side access to the property, a crane was used to hoist sections of the framework over the shell and into the patio, which was used as a staging area for the assembly and installation. To register their protest, students hoisted black flags in the University premises. The giant bagel weighed 394 kilograms, measured 1.8 metres in diameter and required a small crane to hoist it out of its custom-built oven. In New York City, cranes are prohibited from hoisting materials or equipment over city streets. The one crane I saw in the streets of Baghdad was hoisting an advertising billboard. In the United States, it is stipulated by law that public institutions such as schools will hoist the national flag. He ordered him and another sailor to hoist the American flag. Weighing two-and-a-half tonnes, it was hoisted over the house by crane and then the builder put the roof on. Jeffers apprenticed himself to the home's contractors, then built Hawk Tower by hand, using ropes to hoist boulders from the cove below. A spare breathing apparatus was hoisted to the roof and the girls took turns using it until they could be carried out through a window. The stadium rose as a marching band triumphantly played the anthem and guards hoisted the national flag. Just four weeks before the start of the festival 25 volunteers hoisted the arch into place using ropes. The disused temporary school building has already been brought from Bridlington to York, and leaders are preparing to bring in engineers and a crane to hoist the four-part structure into place. Motorists face delays this weekend as two giant cranes hoist a new bridge onto the M60. The band played the hymns at the 10 o'clock Mass at the church and the flags were hoisted afterwards. He managed to grab the sheep and secure it with a rope around its horns allowing inspector Hall to hoist the animal over the bank to safety. Final victory came for Russia when Soviet soldiers hoisted the red flag over the Berlin Reichstag in April 1945. When conditions finally permitted, it was all hands on deck as we formed teams heaving on a forest of ropes to hoist the huge sails. Synonyms raise, raise up, lift, lift up, haul up, heave up, jack up, hike up, winch up, pull up, upraise, uplift, elevate, erect 1.1 Raise or haul up. she hoisted her backpack onto her shoulder Example sentencesExamples He nodded, hoisting himself onto the bunk and motioning for me to toss him the extra pillow. ‘Yeah, I've got it,’ I answered, hoisting myself up and over the edge and back onto solid ground. To get started, you'll hoist your pack and hike toward the Root Glacier. Ian hoisted himself onto the countertop and looked around in amazement at the high ceilings. Jake hoists himself up onto the hood of the car, stretching his long legs out in front of him. When they finally boarded the airplane, Della tried to hoist her small suitcase into the overhead compartment, but she could hardly lift it. He hoisted her up onto the front of the horse in front of himself, holding her securely as he rode out of the river. She grabbed onto the girl's arms, and hoisted her up behind her. A group of paramedics hoisted me up onto a stretcher and then into an ambulance. She looked so sweet like that, hoisting herself up onto the bed, and then sitting with her legs sticking straight out in front of her. Clutching onto the arm of the sofa, I hoisted myself up and ran down the hall to the bathroom. At the shrine he was hoisted onto a kneeler, where he prayed before the ivy-covered grotto. I placed my foot onto one of the knotholes on the trunk and hoisted myself up. And, as any traveler knows, it's also a good movement to do to avoid straining your back or shoulders when hoisting a heavy bag into a small overhead compartment. The smaller of the two, Joe, was hoisted onto his father's shoulders by his mother. It was about four feet high, the perfect height for small people to hoist themselves onto. He pulled himself up next to her, hoisting her onto his lap. The company beat out rhythms with their canes, hoisting them overhead and twirling them in unison, their footwork crisp in Morse code mode. He released my arm, hoisted himself onto the horse, and pulled me up after him. She cleared the weight to her shoulders but could not hoist it overhead. Synonyms haul, pull, lug, manhandle, drag, draw, tug nounhoisthɔɪst 1An act of raising or lifting something. Example sentencesExamples Just as you get your side beautifully fixed, he gives it a hoist from his end, and spoils it all. Instead, Dick persuaded Fritz to sail to the next platform and ask the crane driver to give them a hoist into the water. Synonyms push, heave, thrust, shove, uplift, a helping hand 1.1 An apparatus for lifting or raising something. Example sentencesExamples And we have a very helpless feeling, because we didn't have any hoists or rescue equipment on board the helicopter. Some improvements including the installation of alarms, hoists and showers had been made but there were continuing problems which were likely to be reflected in hospitals across the country. His aim was to raise £2,000 to buy a wheelchair hoist for a founder member of the charity, which raises funds for local people with disabilities. The president complimented Danny for his political awareness when he requested a hoist for the swimming pool in Athy so he can use the facility. I have four visits a day, two carers at a time, as the only way they can move me is by using a hoist. And the really great news is that the hoist for launching boats into the harbour will still be in operation. This enables the aircrew and the personnel on the ground to see the hoist as it is lowered to help maintain situational awareness. I tried to counteract the swinging motion by stopping the hoist. ‘He was incapacitated in his chair in his room at the nursing home, at the end they had to move him around with a hoist,’ he said. We also hope to build an overhead railway system which will transport people with severe handicaps on hoists from the car park to the changing rooms to the pool. The new ramp, together with a hoist, will make it easier for disabled people to get in and out of the saddle, while the raised area for spectators will be able to hold about 60 people. She pulled the plug and raised the hoist to remove Miss Hourie from the water. There was one woman, also in a wheelchair, who instead of getting out at the bottom of the stairs and walking up, insisted on a mechanical hoist to lift her, chair and all, up to the plane's door. The lounge is like a hospital ward with a hospital bed and a hoist and a settee. The very idea that we could look after her sooner without the benefit of hoists and medical equipment to get her moving, is absolutely stupid. I then felt a series of bumps, which I later learned was just the rescue hoist jerking. Mr Cooper said training had been given at the time the new equipment was introduced but supervisors had not insisted on the use of the hoists and some employees were unaware their use was mandatory. Disability rules demand the provision of ramps and a hoist where possible. Now the council has stepped in to try and make some of them safe by using a hoist to lift the stones and bedding them in concrete two feet deep. The pool, equipped with hoists, will allow children to receive water therapy. Synonyms lifting gear, crane, winch, tackle, block and tackle, pulley, windlass, davit, derrick 1.2 An act of increasing something. the government's interest rate hoist Example sentencesExamples But the reason I endured my spell in that job was in order to get my first hoist up the career ladder. The biggest hoist of all, though, was the one his own career enjoyed. 2The part of a flag nearest the staff; the vertical dimension of a flag. Example sentencesExamples The Union Flag occupies the upper, hoist quarter of an otherwise red flag and the Arms are within the red field. Visibility was always the main drawback to this medium, accentuated when steam propulsion permitted ships to ignore wind direction so that flag hoists might be end-on to those supposed to read them. As though to help answer his query a breeze took the flag and Armand was surprised to see it was the Canadian coat-of-arms with union jack at the hoist, the flag of that country at the time. 3A group of flags raised as a signal. Example sentencesExamples In addition, flag hoists and flashing light signals were sent to try and get the ship to halt. On Stuart's flag deck a member of the ship's company prepares a hoist. Phrases hoist one's flag (of an admiral) take up command. Example sentencesExamples In 1814 he briefly hoisted his flag at sea, commanding the naval escort for Louis XVIII's return to France from his English exile. Before their plans could come to fruition, though, they had a serious falling out, and on 2nd September 1966 he and his family took control of the tower on their own and hoisted their flag. hoist the flag Stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag. Example sentencesExamples Iwo gave us the uplifting vision of the Marines hoisting the flag on enemy soil. Origin Late 15th century: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier. verb.1 phr.
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