hoists 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hoist
1
as in heaves
to lift with effort dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port

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2
as in lifts
to move from a lower to a higher place or position hoisted the flag on the flagpole

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3
as in sips
to swallow in liquid form I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home

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hoists

2 of 2

noun

plural of hoist
as in raises

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Recent Examples of hoists
Verb
Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines hoists the trophy after defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Another 103 matches – including six in Santa Clara – will be played until one of the 48 countries hoists the iconic gold trophy on July 19 in New Jersey. — Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 7 June 2026 The hope is that all of the ugliness and worry will be forgotten during next month’s final, when the winning team hoists the World Cup trophy. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026 That has rarely been an indicator of who hoists the Cup at the end of four rounds. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026 Each, by necessity, hoists the other by its bootstraps out of abject improbability. — David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026 Dallas Lincoln head coach Ashley Greer hoists the state championship trophy after his team defeated Fredericksburg, 77-49. — Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026 Flagg hoists jumpers with his right hand but often appears most comfortable driving and finishing around the rim with his left. — Christian Clark, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Fort Worth Arlington Heights head coach Curtis James hoists the district title. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoists
  1. heaves
  2. lifts
  3. sips
  4. raises
  5. drinks
  6. elevations
  7. gulps
  8. thrusts
Verb
  • In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Moscow’s next move, as its skyline heaves with sooty smoke, must be to find a way to accept its weakness, and accommodate it, while not projecting anything other than strength.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
Definition of heaves
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  • Stand at the boat ramp below the hillside at first light, and the steam lifts off the current in slow curtains while birds cut silhouettes through a sky that has no business being that beautiful.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • The marketing style resonates equality across age groups and lifts purchase intent.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Definition of lifts
Verb
  • California returns to its original brand collaboration with BLQK coffee, and the team sips espresso during timeouts.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Michelle Yeung sips a matcha drink.
    — Mike Winters Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Definition of sips
Noun
  • Vibes were good among volunteers and visitors from around the world and every corner of the United States — and among stadium staffers, who won raises in a late-breaking contract agreement that resulted in increases to more than $30 per hour.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • He was granted several raises and contract extensions over the years since, most recently a 2025 update that would have kept him at the helm of the district through 2028 had he not been fired.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
Definition of raises
Verb
  • At one point, Jiavani, alone in Room 1 for a round of Count the Rice, just dumps all the rice into her Room 2 mocktail and drinks it.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026
  • Some of the signature drinks on the menu include an iced pistachio latte, an iced Turkish coffee and an iced rose latte.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of drinks
Noun
  • The 10 counties with the lowest percentage of households with AC in the continental United States were all located in coastal areas in California and Oregon, or in the higher elevations of Colorado.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Apiri recently expanded with an adjacent wine-tasting and events space, Ferment Artisan Lab, where oenophiles can get to know the island’s limestone-rich elevations through a taste of some of the best local producers.
    — Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
Definition of elevations
Verb
  • What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.
    — Ben Coxworth October 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of gulps
Noun
  • His sister administered back thrusts and, eventually, an abdominal thrust formerly called the Heimlich maneuver.
    — Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Definition of thrusts

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