Hoist
Hoist , transitive verb
[Old English hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, Dutch hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Danish hisse, Swedish hissa.]
To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails.
Hoisting him into his father's throne.
Collocations (1)
Hoisting engine , a steam engine for operating a hoist.
Hoist , noun
1.
That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
2.
The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloquial]
3.
(a) (Nautical) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.
(b)
(Nautical) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. — Totten
Collocations (1)
Hoist bridge , a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.
Hoist , past participle
Hoisted. [Obsolete]
'T is the sport to have the enginer
Hoist with his own petar.