verb, noun
verb [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] to raise or pull sth up to a higher position, often using ropes or special equipment:
He hoisted himself onto a high stool. * The cargo was hoisted aboard by crane. * to hoist a flag / sail
IDIOMS
be hoist / hoisted by / with your own petard (BrE) to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others
noun a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy things, or for lifting people who cannot stand or walk
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for hoist is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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