HOIST — Definition of HOIST
noun
1
A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
2
The act of hoisting; a lift.
Give me a hoist over that wall.
3
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
4
The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
verb
1
To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
2
To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
3
To lift someone up to be flogged.
4
To be lifted up.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hoist
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