hoist
verb /hɔɪst/
/hɔɪst/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they hoist | /hɔɪst/ /hɔɪst/ |
| he / she / it hoists | /hɔɪsts/ /hɔɪsts/ |
| past simple hoisted | /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ |
| past participle hoisted | /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ /ˈhɔɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form hoisting | /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/ |
- to raise or pull something up to a higher position, often using ropes or special equipment
- hoist something/somebody/yourself + adv./prep. He hoisted himself onto a high stool.
- The cargo was hoisted aboard by crane.
- hoist something to hoist a flag/sail
Extra Examples- He was hoisted into the air.
- The animals were hoisted aloft in their metal cage.
- We hoisted her up out of the water.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryHoist is used with these nouns as the object:- backpack
- bag
- banner
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent.: alteration of dialect hoise, probably from Dutch hijsen or Low German hiesen, but recorded earlier.
Idioms
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
- to be hurt or to have problems as a result of your own plans to hurt or trick others