hoisting

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   The workers were hoisting the flag up the pole.

2. 2
   noun

   the process of moving something to a higher position

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

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').

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