hoist
noun
1. lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with hoist as a noun:
- Give me a hoist over that wall.
verb
1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
Definition categories: contact, elevate, lift, raise
2. move from one place to another by lifting
- They hoisted the patient onto the operating table
Definition categories: contact, elevate, lift, raise
3. raise
- hoist the flags
- hoist a sail