hoist Antonyms

Meaning of hoist

Wordnet

hoist (n)

lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

Wordnet

hoist (v)

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

move from one place to another by lifting

raise

Webster

hoist (v. t.)

To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

Webster

hoist (n.)

That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.

The act of hoisting; a lift.

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

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

Webster

hoist (p. p.)

Hoisted.

hoist Sentence Examples

  1. The crane hoisted the heavy load effortlessly.
  2. We were forced to hoist the stricken boat onto the deck.
  3. The crew hoisted the sails with precision.
  4. The flag was hoisted high above the courthouse.
  5. We hoisted ourselves up the slippery bank with the rope.
  6. The firefighters hoisted the unconscious man from the burning building.
  7. The hoisting mechanism on the lift was faulty.
  8. We hoisted the injured hiker to safety using a helicopter.
  9. The hoisting winch creaked and groaned under the weight.
  10. The hoisting of the iconic chandelier was a breathtaking spectacle.

FAQs About the word hoist

lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects, raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help, move from one place to another by lifting, raiseTo

heave, jack (up),raise, heft, elevate, boost, upheave, rear, pick up, uprear

lower,drop, depress, drop, depress, lower, sink, submerge, submerge,sink

The crane hoisted the heavy load effortlessly.

We were forced to hoist the stricken boat onto the deck.

The crew hoisted the sails with precision.

The flag was hoisted high above the courthouse.