Hoist

Quick meaning: Hoist is a verb meaning (transitive, sports, often figurative) To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.

Meaning

(transitive, sports, often figurative) To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged.
2. (intransitive) To be lifted up.
3. (transitive, computing theory) To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
4. (transitive, slang) To steal.
5. (transitive, slang) To rob.
6. Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.
7. (transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

Example Sentences

They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails.

[…] but this last was so heavy, I could not hoist it up to get it over the ship's side.

[Abasalom's] ambition would needs be fingering the sceptre, and hoisting him into his father's throne

When you’ve reached neutral territory, when you’ve stashed the loot hoisted from the warlord’s mansion – well, he didn't have much use for it any more, did he?

Word Forms

• hoists
• hoisting
• hoisted

Synonyms for hoist

Depending on context, synonyms include lift, wind, run up.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lift, run up, wind, haul, lifter, lifting.

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