1
: an act of raising or lifting : an act of hoisting (see hoist entry 1)
gave him a hoist over the wall
2
: an apparatus (such as a tackle or a hydraulic lift) for lifting or raising : an apparatus for hoisting (see hoist entry 1)
3
: the height of a flag when viewed flying
a flag with a 20-foot hoist
Examples of hoist in a Sentence
Verb
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.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
At one point, he was even hoisted on a chair as the crowd cheered him on.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2017
As the hoist is removed, the last sections of the exterior glass facade will be installed to enclose the building on Woodward Avenue downtown.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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Verb
In a video released by the Coast Guard, a rescue swimmer was able to hoist all three into the helicopter by basket — with the children going first — and they were all transported to Kahului Airport in Maui.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
At one point, he was even hoisted on a chair as the crowd cheered him on.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
Noun
In Shay Horse’s photo, white supremacists gathered around a statue of Thomas Jefferson hoist torches high overhead.
—Laura Mallonee, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2017
As the hoist is removed, the last sections of the exterior glass facade will be installed to enclose the building on Woodward Avenue downtown.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Hoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoist. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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