HOISTS


HOISTS


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Word: hoists
Phonetic: /hɔɪsts/
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A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
The act of hoisting; a lift. Example: Give me a hoist over that wall.
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
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).
To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
To lift someone up to be flogged.
To be lifted up.
To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
To steal, to rob.


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