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Meaning of hoist


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hoist
      n 1: lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
      v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
           the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {hoist},
           {lift}, {wind}]
      2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the
         patient onto the operating table"
      3: raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" [syn: {hoist}, {run
         up}]


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