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verb (used with object)
1.
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
2.
to raise to one's lips and drink; drink (especially beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let's go hoist a few beers.
3.
Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of hoise.
noun
4.
an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane.
5.
act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end.
6.
Nautical.
a.
the vertical dimension amidships of any square sail that is hoisted with a yard. Compare drop (def. 28).
b.
the distance between the hoisted and the lowered position of such a yard.
c.
the dimension of a fore-and-aft sail along the luff.
d.
a number of flags raised together as a signal.
7.
(on a flag)
a.
the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff.
b.
the edge running next to the staff. Compare fly (def. 36b).
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is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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hoist by/with one's own petard. petard (def. 4).
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Word Origin & History
hoist
1540s, probably originally past tense of M.E. hysse (late 15c.), which is probably from M.Du. hyssen "to hoist," related to Low Ger. hissen and O.N. hissa upp "raise." A nautical word found in most European languages, but it is uncertain which had it first. In phrase hoist with one's own petard (see
EXPANDpetard) it is originally the past participle.
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