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hoist

(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.

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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hoist

(hɔɪst)

1. (tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means

2. hoist with one's own petard See petard²

3. (Mechanical Engineering) any apparatus or device for hoisting

4. the act of hoisting

5. See rotary clothesline

6. (Nautical Terms) nautical

a. the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoisted. Compare drop¹⁵

b. the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard

7. (Nautical Terms) nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail

8. (Nautical Terms) nautical a group of signal flags

9. (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

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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.

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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

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Noun	1.	hoist - lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects block and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable headgear - the hoist at the pithead of a mine lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads wheel 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, lift trice, trice up - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope lift, 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 up lift, raise, elevate, get up, bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

hoist

verb

1. raise, lift, erect, elevate, heave, upraise He hoisted himself to a sitting position.

noun

1. lift, crane, elevator, winch, tackle It takes three nurses and a hoist to get me into this chair.

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hoist

verb

To move (something) to a higher position:

boost, elevate, heave, lift, pick up, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.

noun

An instance of lifting or being lifted:

boost, heave, lift.

Translations

آلة رافِعَهرَفْعَه، دَفْعَهيَرْفَعيَرفَعُ بآلةٍ رافِعَه

vysazenívytáhnoutzdvihákzdvižzvednout

hejsehejseværkløftløfteskub

Aufzug Flaschenzug heben hissen

levantar

korkeusnostaanoustatangonreuna

hisser lever poussée soulever treuil

emelõfelhúzásfelvon

hífa, lyftalyfta, lyftibúnaîur, kraniÿta á eftir, draga upp

montacarichi paranco alzare innalzare issare

kilstelėjimasužkelti

celtnisuzceltuzvilkšanauzvilktvinča

hijs

heis heise løft skubb

dvigniti jadrodvigniti zastavo

举起升起吊起扯起把…吊起

hoist

[hɔɪst]

A. VT (also to hoist up) → levantar, alzar; [+ flag, sail] → izar
to hoist onto → subir a

B. N (= lift) → montacargas m inv; (= crane) → grúa f
to give sb a hoist (up) → ayudar a algn a subir

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hoist

[ˈhɔɪst]

n (for lifting) → palan m

(= lift) [+ object] → hisser
He hoisted her on to his back → Il la hissa sur son dos.
to hoist o.s. on to sth → se hisser sur qch

(= raise) [+ flag] → hisser; [+ sail] → hisser

hoist up

vt sep → hisser
to hoist o.s. up (to one's feet) → se hisser sur ses pieds
to hoist o.s up onto sth → se hisser sur qch

hoist

vt → hochheben, hieven (inf); (= pull up) → hochziehen, hieven (inf); flag → hissen; sails → aufziehen, hissen; to be hoist with or by or on (US) one’s own petard (prov) → in die eigene Falle gehen

n → Hebezeug nt, → Hebevorrichtung f; (in ships) → Hebewerk nt; (= lift) → (Lasten)aufzug m; (= block and tackle) → Flaschenzug m; (= winch) → Winde f; (= crane) → Kran m

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hoist

[hɔɪst]

1. vt → issare

2. n → paranco; (goods lift) → montacarichi m inv
see also petard

hoist

(hoist) verb

1. to lift (something heavy). he hoisted the sack on to his back; He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders.

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.

noun

1. an apparatus for lifting usually heavy objects. a luggage hoist.

2. a lift or push up. Give me a hoist over this wall, will you!

References in classic literature ?

There was not a sheet which was not tightened not a sail which was not vigorously hoisted; not a lurch could be charged to the man at the helm.

A single triangular sail, of strong canvas, was hoisted as a storm-jib, so as to hold the wind from behind.

Some of the sails were again hoisted, and the speed of the boat was very good.

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25-31) So said he: but the master chid him with taunting words: `Madman, mark the wind and help hoist sail on the ship: catch all the sheets.

32-54) When he had said this, he had mast and sail hoisted on the ship, and the wind filled the sail and the crew hauled taut the sheets on either side.

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That done, if it belong to a small whale it is hoisted on deck to be deliberately disposed of.

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In this book is an outline purporting to be a Picture of a Physeter or Spermaceti whale, drawn by scale from one killed on the coast of Mexico, August, and hoisted on deck.

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In the meantime, with the first gray lines that lighted up the heavens, the canoe hoisted its little sail, which, swelling with the kisses of the breeze, and carrying them rapidly from the coast, made bravest way towards Spain, across the dreaded Gulf of Gascony, so rife with storms.

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They lowered sails, shot seals, and hoisted sails again, and continued on their way as I had always seen them do.

"Hoist in your boat, I said," he repeated, this time in sharper tones as they hesitated to do his bidding.

Once aboard, the two prisoners hoisted in the boat and under Wolf Larsen's direction carried the wounded boat-steerer down into the forecastle.

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He couldn't hoist worth a cent, and when I fell in a faint, it looked all up with us.