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Definitions for Hoisted
[1] to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
[2] to raise to one's lips and drink; drink (especially beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let's go hoist a few beers.
[3] Archaic . a simple past tense and past participle of hoise.
[4] an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane.
[5] act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end.
[6] Nautical . the vertical dimension amidships of any square sail that is hoisted with a yard. Compare drop(def 28) . the distance between the hoisted and the lowered position of such a yard. the dimension of a fore-and-aft sail along the luff. a number of flags raised together as a signal.
[7] (on a flag) the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff. the edge running next to the staff. Compare fly1(def 30b) .
[8] hoist by /with one's own petard . petard(def 4) .
[9] (tr) to raise or lift up, esp by mechanical means
[10] hoist with one's own petard See petard (def. 2)
[11] any apparatus or device for hoisting
[12] the act of hoisting
[13] See rotary clothesline
[14] nautical the amidships height of a sail bent to the yard with which it is hoisted Compare drop (def. 15) the difference between the set and lowered positions of this yard
[15] nautical the length of the luff of a fore-and-aft sail
[16] nautical a group of signal flags
[17] the inner edge of a flag next to the staff Compare fly 1 (def. 25)
Words related to Hoisted
hoistheave, erect, raise, uphold, upraise, elevate, uplift, rear, uprear
Words nearby Hoisted
hoisthoiden, hoihow, hoise, hoisin, hoisin sauce, hoist, hoist by one's own petard, hoity-toity, hojo, hoka, hokan
Origin of Hoisted
1540–50; later variant of hoise, with -t as in against, etc.
Other words from Hoisted
hoist·er , noun
un·hoist·ed , adjective
Word origin for Hoisted
C16: variant of hoise, probably from Low German; compare Dutch hijschen, German hissen
Synonyms for Hoisted
erect, heave, pick up, elevate, raise, rear, uphold, uplift, upraise, take up, uprear