hoist Definition

hoist
verb hoisted, hoisting

1. To lift or heave something up (especially something heavy).
2. To raise or heave up using lifting equipment.

Thesaurus: elevate, erect, heave, jack, lift, raise, rear.

noun

1. colloq
The act of hoisting.
2. Equipment for hoisting heavy articles.

Thesaurus: crane, davit, derrick, elevator, jack, lift, tackle, winch.
3. The height of a sail.

Derivative: hoister
noun

Someone or something that lifts.

Idiom: hoist with one's own petard

Caught in one's own trap or ruse.

Etymology: 16c: past tense of obsolete verb hoise.