Hoist /(?)/

Hoist

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoisting

  1. 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.
    Hoisting him into his father's throne.

Phrases & Compounds
Hoisting engine
a steam engine for operating a hoist.

Hoist

n.
  1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
  2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloq.]
  3. The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. (Naut.)

Phrases & Compounds
Hoist bridge
a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside.

Hoist

p. p.
  1. Hoisted. [Obs.]
    'T is the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar.