hoist

Noun
  1. Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects (synset 103530254)
    is a type of: lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads
    subtypes:
    • block and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
    • headgear - the hoist at the pithead of a mine
    • wheel and axle - hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel
Verb
  1. Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help (synset 201457813)
    "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
    is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
    subtypes: trice, trice up - hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope
    same as: lift, wind
  2. Move from one place to another by lifting (synset 201614263)
    "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
    is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
  3. Raise (synset 201458383)
    "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"
    is a type of: bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise - raise from a lower to a higher position
    same as: run up

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