hoist

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Synonyms: host, foist, moist, hist, hoit, joist, horst, hoise, hoast, heist, holst

Antonyms: host, foist, moist, hist, hoit, joist, horst, hoise, hoast, heist, holst

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|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]]).
2. {{lb|en|transitive|sport|often|figurative}} To [[lift]] a [[trophy]] or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|historical}} To lift someone up to be [[flog|flogged]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be lifted up.
5. {{lb|en|transitive|comptheory}} To extract (code) from a [[loop]] [[construct]] as part of [[optimization]].
6. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[steal]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive|slang}} To [[rob]].

Noun

1. Any member of certain classes of devices that [[#Verb|hoist]] things.
2. The act of hoisting; a [[lift]].
3. The [[triangular]] [[vertical]] [[position]] of a [[flag]], as opposed to the flying state, or [[triangular]] [[vertical]] [[position]] of a [[sail]], when flying from a [[mast]].
4. The [[position]] of a [[flag]] (on a [[mast]]) or of a [[sail]] on a [[ship]] when lifted up to its highest [[level]].
5. The position of a main [[fore-and-aft]] [[topsail]] on a [[ship]] and fore [[fore-and-aft]] [[topsail]] on a [[ship]].

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