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Noun
S:
(n)
hoist
(lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects)
Verb
S:
(v)
hoist
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lift
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wind
(raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help)
"hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
S:
(v)
hoist
(move from one place to another by lifting)
"They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
S:
(v)
hoist
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run up
(raise)
"hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
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