Definition of hoist
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: drink 1
- hoist a few beers
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Examples of hoist in a Sentence
The steel girders were hoisted into place and securely welded.
The engine was hoisted out with a winch.
The cargo was hoisted up onto the ship.
He stopped at a bar after work to hoist a few beers with his friends.
She hoisted a last-second shot that would have won the game if it had gone in.
Recent Examples of hoist from the Web
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In the end, Duke Energy settled for a simpler but no less impressive solution: climbing the giant towers holding up the lines, attaching hoists to the upper levels of the tower, and raising the lines an additional 10 feet.
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The actress posted for the first time the day after the Golden Globes, with a slightly blurry candid shot in which she is seen hoisting her prize in the air.
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The 32-year-old Isner’s journeyed to the final of a prestigious ATP Masters 1000-level tournament on four occasions in his career — at 2012 Indian Wells, 2013 Cincinnati and 2016 Paris — but has never hoisted the title.
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While the setup for that job took weeks, the lift itself was accomplished in one day by people on both sides of the river using ropes and cables to hoist the massive structure.
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Then later in the song the voice of his grandmother, urging him to hoist his pants.
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Musk plans to eventually use the Heavy to hoist humans, super-sized satellites and other heavy equipment into space.
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Calipari speculated the heavy workload for Gilgeous-Alexander (39 minutes) and Kevin Knox (37 minutes) might have hurt Kentucky at the end of the game, but like his coach, Gilgeous-Alexander was unwilling to hoist the blame on anyone else.
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With the landowner’s permission, Bak and his volunteers punched a hole through a wall, dragged the press out on wooden skids, borrowed a contractor’s crane and hoisted the unit onto a truck.
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Origin and Etymology of hoist
Synonym Discussion of hoist
lift, raise, rear, elevate, hoist, heave, boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight.
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- lift the chair while I vacuum
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- scouts raising a flagpole
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- suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs
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- elevated the taste of the public
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- hoisted the cargo on board
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- heaved the heavy crate inside
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- boosted his brother over the fence
Definition of hoist
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: the height of a flag when viewed flying
- a flag with a 20-foot hoist
Recent Examples of hoist from the Web
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Using heavy equipment and a hoist, volunteers rescued the hippo, cleaned it with a power washer, and fitted it with a stump as a prosthetic leg – nearly completely restoring the statue to its former glory.
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According to Wellsted, the current issue is the winder, also known as the hoist which brings miners up.
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The interviewer noted the weight listed for Snyder's dead lift, a hoist using the back and legs.
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Watching Young hoist and hit shots from near the logo is thrilling.
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Protected well in canal can hold a 40-foot boat and a jet ski, two hoists.
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Sitting on a half-acre, the Crystal Bay, Nev., the 8,700 square-foot house has 4 bedroom suites, five baths, Sierra Nevada mountain views, nearly 100 feet of lake frontage, a steel pier and boat hoist.
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The troops are conducting hoist rescue missions in both areas.
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And on Tuesday, one service member died after an incident occurred while an aircraft crew was conducting a medical evacuation hoist training exercise at Fort Hood.
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Origin and Etymology of hoist
HOIST Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of hoist for English Language Learners
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: to raise (something) especially by using ropes or machinery
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basketball : to take (a shot)
hoist
Definition of hoist for English Language Learners
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: a machine used for lifting heavy loads
HOIST Defined for Kids
Definition of hoist for Students
hoisted;
hoisting
: to lift up especially with a pulley
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