hoist
To raise; to lift; to elevateTo raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
» Tom hoisted the flag.
Tom hisste die Fahne.
Том поднял флаг.
Том водрузил флаг.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
hochziehen, hissen, hieven
поднима́тьpodnimátʹ, подня́тьpodnjátʹ, водружа́тьvodružátʹ
(figuratively, often, transitive)To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
(historical, transitive)To lift someone up to be flogged.
(intransitive)To be lifted up.
(transitive)To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
(slang, transitive)To steal.
(slang, transitive)To rob.
- raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
- raise by using ropes and pulleys
- move from one place to another by lifting
Examples
18 sentencesTom hoisted the flag.
ruТом поднял флаг. — odexed
deTom hisste die Fahne. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Give me a hoist.
ruПодсади меня. — marafon
Hoist the flag.
deHisse die Flagge! — Waldelfe
Sami hoisted himself over the wall.
Alberto hoisted himself up onto the boat.
Translations
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Origin
Alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from MAlteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). Compare also French hisser (“to hoist”), Galician isar (“to hoist”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”), Catalan hissar (“to hoist”), Italian issare (“to hoist”),
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Forms
hoists, hoisting, hoisted, hoistedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle