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hoist
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hoist
v.
raise or lift up someone or something (especially with a mechanical apparatus)
n.
act of raising or lifting; something which is lifted or raised; apparatus which raises or lifts
hoise
v.
hoist, raise, lift (Archaic)
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Hoist
Hoist may refer to:
- Hoist, When subcontractors are to use any means deemed necessary to load/unload material on to an existing building or a building under construction, this is an act of hoisting
- Hoist (device), a machine for lifting loads
- Hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable
- Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine
- Hoist (mining), another machine
- Hoist (flag), the half of a flag nearer to the flagpole
- Hoist (album), by Phish
- Hoist (Transformers), a toy and fictional character
- USS Hoist (ARS-40), a Bolster class rescue and salvage ship acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II
- Hoist (motion), a parliamentary procedure used in Canadian legislative bodies
- Patient lift, for lifting people
- Outliner, filter for viewing
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hoist
Noun
1. lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
(hypernym) lifting device
(hyponym) block and tackle
(derivation) lift, wind
Verb
1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
(synonym) lift, wind
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
(hyponym) trice, trice up
2. move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
3. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
(synonym) run up
(hypernym) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
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hoist
v.
vztyčit; zdvihnout
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hoist
Czas.
podnosić; ciągnąć (w górę); wciągać
