Definition of hoist
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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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Ovechkin had the honor of being the first Capital to hoist the cup.
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Rossi credited his classmates beneath him for holding him up long enough to hoist the hat to the top.
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Its influence is now visible whenever the 7-foot Embiid steps out to hoist a triple or Tatum runs through a thicket of elaborate screens.
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This can be used to hoist an immobile person out of bed using a sling, vest or other special harness.
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So what better way to cope than to hoist a few cups of stimulation?
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The Alabama Crimson Tide gymnastics team travels to St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend for a chance to hoist the NCAA national title once again.
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The company plans to bring in a crane Thursday to hoist the cars to an adjacent track.
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That’s a lot of cars and seemingly cause to hoist a corporate cold one.
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Origin and Etymology of hoist
alteration of hoise
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
See Words from the same yearSynonym 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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The movers zipped him up in the stretcher and hooked it to a hoist.
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The French doors in the studio could be replaced with a garage door and steel beam ceiling construction in the studio would allow for the use of a hoist.
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Cranes, windlasses and capstans (ancient water-raising devices based on a kind of swinging, see-saw design) may well have inspired the use of counterweights in early elevators and hoists.
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Imagine a world where Simmons, Embiid and coach Brett Brown hoist aloft the NBA championship trophy on the hardwood at the Officer Robert Wilson III Center.
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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.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hoist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of hoist
see 1hoist
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First Known Use: 1654
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearHOIST 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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