noun

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A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.

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The act of hoisting; a lift.

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Give me a hoist over that wall.

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The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.

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The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.

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The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.

verb

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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).

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To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.

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To lift someone up to be flogged.

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To be lifted up.

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To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.

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To steal, to rob.

Examples of hoists in a Sentence

Eight hydraulic hoists, of the most up-to-date pattern, are capable of shipping 5,600 tons of coal per hour.

Machines used for lifting only are not called cranes, but winches, lifts or hoists, while the term elevator or conveyor is commonly given to appliances which continuously, not in separate loads, move materials like grain or coal in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal direction.

In geared hoists the drums. are on a separate shaft, driven from the crank-shaft by tooth or friction gearing, and make one revolution for, say, 4 or 5 double strokes.

Large and powerful geared hoists are not uncommon.

We are also able to either provide or arrange hire of riser blocks and seats, commodes, portable hoists and electric scooters.

Our excellent bungalows can accommodate up to 8 persons, all with private swimming pools, many with poolside hoists.

The MEGALIFT system was moved along its tracking until the slings could be attached to the lifting beams by means of lever hoists.

Machines used for lifting only are not called cranes, but winches, lifts or hoists, while the term elevator or conveyor is commonly given to appliances which continuously, not in separate loads, move materials like grain or coal in a vertical, horizontal or diagonal direction (see Conveyors).

The manufacture of the wrought-iron " I " beam in 1855 made cheaper fire-proof construction possible, and, with the introduction of passenger lifts (see Elevators; Lifts or HoIsTs) about ten years later, led to the erection of buildings to be used as hotels, flats, offices, factories, and for other commercial purposes, containing many more storeys than had formerly been found profitable.

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