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hoist

noun

1 hoist

Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.

Dutch: dienstlift, goederenlift, takel
Polish: wciągnik

verb

1 hoist

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help:
— Hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car.

synonyms: lift, wind.

Roget 307: heighten, elevate, raise, lift, erect; set up, stick up, perch up, perk up, tilt up; rear, hoist, heave; ... show more

Dutch: hijsen, ophijsen, opsjorren

2 hoist

Move from one place to another by lifting.

3 hoist

Raise:
— Hoist the flags.
— Hoist a sail.

synonym: run up.

Dutch: hijsen, ophijsen, opsjorren


Moby thesaurus: a leg up, boost, buoy up, cast up, crab, crane, davit, derrick, elevate, elevator, erect, erector, escalate, forklift, gantry crane, heave, heft, heighten, heist, hike ... show more.

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