hoist

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US /hɔɪst/ See IPA manual

Freq #16021

Meanings

1

verb
To raise or lift something heavy, often using ropes, pulleys, or other equipment.

They hoisted the piano up to the apartment with a crane.
2

verb
To raise a flag or sail up a pole or mast.

At dawn the crew hoisted the sails and set off.
3

verb
To lift a trophy or prize into the air to celebrate a victory.

The captain hoisted the cup high above his head as the crowd roared.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to raise or lift something... lift

Word family

Forms hoistedhoists

Derived forms buck-hoisthoistablehoistawayhoisterhoistlesshoistmanhoistroomhoistwayrehoistunhoistunhoisteduphoist

Etymology

Alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). Compare also French hisser (“to hoist”), Galician isar (“to hoist”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”), Catalan hissar (“to hoist”), Italian issare (“to hoist”), Portuguese içar (“to hoist”), Sicilian jisari (“to hoist”), all borrowed from a Germanic source.

hisen Middle Dutch

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# hoist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /hɔɪst/
**Frequency rank:** 16021

## Meanings
1. To raise or lift something heavy, often using ropes, pulleys, or other equipment.
2. To raise a flag or sail up a pole or mast.
3. To lift a trophy or prize into the air to celebrate a victory.

## Examples
- They hoisted the piano up to the apartment with a crane.
- At dawn the crew hoisted the sails and set off.
- The captain hoisted the cup high above his head as the crowd roared.

## Derived Forms
- buck-hoist
- hoistable
- hoistaway
- hoister
- hoistless
- hoistman
- hoistroom
- hoistway
- rehoist
- unhoist
- unhoisted
- uphoist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: hisen

## Etymology
Alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). Compare also French hisser (“to hoist”), Galician isar (“to hoist”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”), Catalan hissar (“to hoist”), Italian issare (“to hoist”), Portuguese içar (“to hoist”), Sicilian jisari (“to hoist”), all borrowed from a Germanic source.

## AI Etymology
Hoist is an alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). Compare also French hisser (“to hoist”), Galician isar (“to hoist”), Spanish izar (“to hoist”), Catalan hissar (“to hoist”), Italian issare (“to hoist”), Portuguese içar (“to hoist”), Sicilian jisari (“to hoist”), all borrowed from a Germanic source. Important recorded forms include hisen (Middle Dutch). Current senses include to raise or lift something heavy, often using ropes, pulleys, or other equipment, to raise a flag or sail up a pole or mast, and to lift a trophy or prize into the air to celebrate a victory. The wider family includes derived forms such as buck-hoist, hoistable, hoistaway, hoister, and hoistless.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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