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hoist
Synonyms and Antonyms of hoist
- Dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port.
- hoisted the flag on the flagpole
- Make sure you hoist some liquids before running.
belt (down), drink, gulp, guzzle, imbibe, knock back, pound (down), quaff, sip, slug (down), slurp, sup, swig, swill, toss (down or off)
Synonym Discussion of hoist
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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
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