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hoist

(hoist)

v.hoist·ed,hoist·ing,hoists

v.tr.

1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See Synonyms at lift.

2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:hoist a few beers.

v.intr.

To become raised or lifted.

1. An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.

2. The act of hoisting; a lift.

3.Nautical

a. The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.

b. A group of flags raised together as a signal.

[Alteration of dialectalhoise, perhaps variant of Middle Englishhisse,heave!, possibly from Middle Dutchhissen,to haul.]

hoist′er n.

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hoist

(hɔɪst)

1. (tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means

2.hoist with one's own petard Seepetard²

3. (Mechanical Engineering) any apparatus or device for hoisting

4.the act of hoisting

5. Seerotary clothesline

6. (Nautical Terms)nautical

a.the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoisted. Comparedrop¹⁵

b.the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard

7. (Nautical Terms)nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail

8. (Nautical Terms)nautical a group of signal flags

9. (Heraldry) the inner edge of a flag next to the staff. Comparefly¹²⁵

[C16: variant ofhoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutchhijschen, Germanhissen]

ˈhoistern

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hoist

(hɔɪstor, sometimes, haɪst)

v.hoist•ed, hoist•ing,
n.v.t.

1. to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance: to hoist the mainsail.

2. to raise to one's lips and drink: to hoist a beer.

3. an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane.

4. the act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end.

5. the vertical dimension amidships of any sail that is hoisted with a yard.

6. (on a flag)

a. the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff.

b. the edge running next to the staff.

[1540–50; variant of dial.hoise to raise]

hoist

In helicopters, the mechanism by which external loads may be raised or lowered vertically.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

hoist

Past participle:hoisted
Gerund:hoisting

Imperative
hoist
hoist

Present
I hoist
you hoist
he/she/it hoists
we hoist
you hoist
they hoist

Preterite
I hoisted
you hoisted
he/she/it hoisted
we hoisted
you hoisted
they hoisted

Present Continuous
I am hoisting
you are hoisting
he/she/it is hoisting
we are hoisting
you are hoisting
they are hoisting

Present Perfect
I have hoisted
you have hoisted
he/she/it has hoisted
we have hoisted
you have hoisted
they have hoisted

Past Continuous
I was hoisting
you were hoisting
he/she/it was hoisting
we were hoisting
you were hoisting
they were hoisting

Past Perfect
I had hoisted
you had hoisted
he/she/it had hoisted
we had hoisted
you had hoisted
they had hoisted

Future
I will hoist
you will hoist
he/she/it will hoist
we will hoist
you will hoist
they will hoist

Future Perfect
I will have hoisted
you will have hoisted
he/she/it will have hoisted
we will have hoisted
you will have hoisted
they will have hoisted

Future Continuous
I will be hoisting
you will be hoisting
he/she/it will be hoisting
we will be hoisting
you will be hoisting
they will be hoisting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hoisting
you have been hoisting
he/she/it has been hoisting
we have been hoisting
you have been hoisting
they have been hoisting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hoisting
you will have been hoisting
he/she/it will have been hoisting
we will have been hoisting
you will have been hoisting
they will have been hoisting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hoisting
you had been hoisting
he/she/it had been hoisting
we had been hoisting
you had been hoisting
they had been hoisting

Conditional
I would hoist
you would hoist
he/she/it would hoist
we would hoist
you would hoist
they would hoist

Past Conditional
I would have hoisted
you would have hoisted
he/she/it would have hoisted
we would have hoisted
you would have hoisted
they would have hoisted

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Noun	1.	hoist - lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects block and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable headgear - the hoist at the pithead of a mine lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads wheel and axle - hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Verb	1.	hoist - raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" wind,lift trice,trice up - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope lift,raise,elevate,get up,bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	2.	hoist - move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" lift,raise,elevate,get up,bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
	3.	hoist - raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" run up lift,raise,elevate,get up,bring up - raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

hoist

verb

1.raise,lift,erect,elevate,heave,upraiseHe hoisted himself to a sitting position.

noun

1.lift,crane,elevator,winch,tackleIt takes three nurses and a hoist to get me into this chair.

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hoist

verb

To move (something) to a higher position:

boost,elevate,heave,lift,pick up,raise,rear,take up,uphold,uplift,upraise,uprear.

noun

An instance of lifting or being lifted:

boost,heave,lift.

Translations

آلة رافِعَهرَفْعَه، دَفْعَهيَرْفَعيَرفَعُ بآلةٍ رافِعَه

vysazenívytáhnoutzdvihákzdvižzvednout

hejsehejseværkløftløfteskub

Aufzug Flaschenzug heben hissen

levantar

korkeusnostaanoustatangonreuna

hisser lever poussée soulever treuil

emelõfelhúzásfelvon

hífa, lyftalyfta, lyftibúnaîur, kraniÿta á eftir, draga upp

montacarichi paranco alzare innalzare issare

kilstelėjimasužkelti

celtnisuzceltuzvilkšanauzvilktvinča

hijs

heis heise løft skubb

dvigniti jadrodvigniti zastavo

举起升起吊起扯起把…吊起

hoist

[hɔɪst]

A.VT (alsoto hoist up) →levantar,alzar; [+flag, sail] →izar
to hoist onto →subir a

B.N (=lift) →montacargasm inv; (=crane) →grúaf
to give sb a hoist (up) →ayudar a algn asubir

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hoist

[ˈhɔɪst]

n(for lifting) →palanm

(=lift) [+object] →hisser
He hoisted her on to his back →Il lahissa sur sondos.
to hoist o.s. on to sth →se hisser sur qch

(=raise) [+flag] →hisser; [+sail] →hisser

hoist up

vt sep →hisser
to hoist o.s. up(to one's feet) →se hisser sur sespieds
to hoist o.s up onto sth →se hisser sur qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hoist

vt →hochheben,hieven(inf);(= pull up) →hochziehen,hieven(inf);flag →hissen;sails →aufziehen,hissen;to behoist withor byor on (US)one’s own petard (prov) →in dieeigene Falle gehen

n →Hebezeugnt, →Hebevorrichtungf; (in ships) →Hebewerknt;(= lift) →(Lasten)aufzugm;(= block and tackle) →Flaschenzugm;(= winch) →Windef;(= crane) →Kranm

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hoist

[hɔɪst]

1.vt →issare

2.n →paranco; (goods lift) →montacarichim inv
see alsopetard

hoist

(hoist) verb

1. to lift (something heavy).he hoisted the sack on to his back;He hoisted the child up on to his shoulders. optel, oplig يَرْفَع вдигам levantar zvednoutheben løfteσηκώνωlevantar,subir upitama بلند كردن nostaahisser לְהַעֲלוֹת ऊपर उठाना dizati felhúz mengangkat hífa, lyftasollevare 持ち上げる 들어 올리다 pakelti, užkelti pacelt []; uzcelt mengangkattillenheise,hive,kastepodnosić پورته کول levantar a săltaподнимать zdvihnúť dvigniti podići lyfta upp แบกkaldırmak 吊起(重物) піднімати کوئی باھری چیز اٹھانا kéo lên 扯起，举起

2. to raise or lift by means of some apparatus, a ropeetc.The cargo was hoisted on to the ship: They hoisted the flag. hys, optrek يَرفَعُ بآلةٍ رافِعَه изкачвам levantar vytáhnoutheben,hissen hejseυψώνω,ανεβάζωizar vinnama, heiskama با قرقره بالا بردن nostaahisser לְהָנִיף ऊपर उठाना, फहराना dizati; dici zastavu ili jedro felvon mengerek hífa, lyftaissare 釣り上げる 게양하다 pakelti, iškelti pacelt; uzvilkt menaikkantakelen,hijsenheise,heve,løfte windować, wywieszać له قرقری سره پورته تلل levantar a ridicaподнимать vytiahnuť dvigniti podići hissa ชักรอกçekmek 用機具或繩索舉起或吊起 піднімати رسی وغیرہ کی مدد سے اٹھانا nhấc bổng lên 把…吊起，升起

noun

1. an apparatus for liftingusually heavy objects.a luggage hoist. hystoestel, ligter آلة رافِعَه лебедка guindaste zdvihák; zdviž der Aufzug hejseværk ανυψωτικό μηχάνημαgrúa;montacargas tõstuk نقاله nostolaitetreuilמנוף ऊपर उठाने की मशीन dizalo emelő(gép) kerekan lyfta, lyftibúnaður, kraniargano 巻き上げ機 감아올리는 장치, 승강기 keltuvas celtnis; vinča pesawat angkattakel, hijskraanheisdźwig نقاله guindaste troliu подъёмник zdvihák avtomobilska dvigalka dizalica hissanordning, lyftkran เครื่องชักรอกvinç, palanga 起重機 лебідка; підіймач بھاری چیزوں کو اٹھانے کا آلہ cần trục; tời起重机

2. a lift or push up.Give me a hoist over this wall, will you! stootjie رَفْعَه، دَفْعَه вдигане empurrão vysazení das Hochheben løft; skub σπρωξιά προς τα πάνωempujoncito, ayuda para subir tõste عمل بالا بردن tönäisypousséeהנפה ऊपर उठाना dizanje felhúzás dorongan ÿta á eftir, draga uppspinta 引き上げること 감아올리기 kilstelėjimas, pakėlimas pacelšana; uzvilkšana mengangkat een zetjeskubb,løft podrzut د پورته وړلو عملempurrão brânci приподнятие zdvihnutie dviganje dizanje lyftning, knuff การยก; การแบกkaldırma;çekme 吊起，往上推 підйом دھکا یا سہارا sự kéo lên; sự nhấc bổng lên 吊起，举起

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