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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoist \Hoist\, p. p. Hoisted. [Obs.] 'T is the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoisted}; p. pr & vb n. {Hoisting}.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD hyssen D. hijshen akin to LG hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw hissa.] To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight. They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope. Hoisting him into his father's throne. --South. {Hoisting engine}, a steam engine for operating a hoist. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoist \Hoist\, n. 1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. 2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Collog.] 3. (Naut.) a The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. b The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. --Totten. {Hoist bridge}, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hoist n : apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {lift}, {wind}] 2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" 3: raise, as of flags or sails [syn: {run up}]
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