hoist
IPA: hˈɔɪst
noun
- A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
- The act of hoisting; a lift.
- 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.
- The position of a flag (on a mast) or of a sail on a ship when lifted up to its highest level.
- The position of a main fore-and-aft topsail on a ship and fore fore-and-aft topsail on a ship.
verb
- (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).
- (transitive, sports, often figurative) To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- (transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged.
- (intransitive) To be lifted up.
- (transitive, computing theory) To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
- (transitive, slang) To steal.
- (transitive, slang) To rob.
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