Hoist
/hɔɪst/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Hoist
noun
- A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
- The act of hoisting; a lift.
"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.
verb
- 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.
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