| Hoist 1. (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. 2. (n.) That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. 3. (n.) The act of hoisting; a lift. 4. (n.) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. 5. (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. 6. (p. p.) Hoisted. Thesaurus Entries a leg up, boost, buoy up, cast up, crab, crane, davit, derrick, elevate, elevator, erect, erector, escalate, forklift, gantry crane, heave, heft, heighten, heist, hike, hoick, hold up, hydraulic tailgate, jack, jackscrew, jerk up, knock up, lever, levitate, lift, lift up, lifter, lob, loft, perk up, pick up, raise, raise up, rear, rear up, rise, set up, sky, stick up, tackle, take up, throw up, up, upbuoy, upcast, upheave, uphoist, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear, upthrow, winch, windlass |