hoisting

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ UK /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the act of raising or lifting something, especially using ropes or machinery

The workers were hoisting the flag up the pole.
2

noun
the process of moving something to a higher position

The hoisting of the sails was done quickly by the crew.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of raising or... lifting raising elevatingheavinghauling

2 noun · the process of moving... raising elevatingheavinghaulingpulling up

Opposites

lowering dropping

Etymology

From Middle English hoist ('to raise') + the noun-forming suffix -ing; hoist itself developed from hoisten ('to raise, lift') into Early Modern English hoist ('to raise with ropes or pulleys'), yielding hoisting ('the act of raising').

Topics

Actions & Processes

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# hoisting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. the act of raising or lifting something, especially using ropes or machinery
2. the process of moving something to a higher position

## Examples
- The workers were hoisting the flag up the pole.
- The hoisting of the sails was done quickly by the crew.

## Synonyms
- lifting
- raising
- elevating
- heaving
- hauling
- pulling up

## Antonyms
- lowering
- dropping

## Etymology
From Middle English hoist ('to raise') + the noun-forming suffix -ing; hoist itself developed from hoisten ('to raise, lift') into Early Modern English hoist ('to raise with ropes or pulleys'), yielding hoisting ('the act of raising').

## AI Etymology
Hoisting comes from Middle English hoist ('to raise') + the noun-forming suffix -ing; hoist itself developed from hoisten ('to raise, lift') into Early Modern English hoist ('to raise with ropes or pulleys'), yielding hoisting ('the act of raising'). In current use it is a noun meaning "the act of raising or lifting something, especially using ropes or machinery". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The -ing ending supplies a participial or action-noun shape. The surface form is compositional: its joined elements remain visible in the modern word. The semantic development is therefore important as well as the form: the word moves from the older concrete, technical, or literal setting into the present figurative or specialized sense.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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