hoist, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

hoist (hoists plural & 3rd person present) (hoisting present participle) (hoisted past tense & past participle )

1 verb If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there.
Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel... V n prep/adv

2 verb If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane.
A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower... be V-ed prep/adv

3 n-count A hoist is a machine for lifting heavy things.

4 verb If you hoist a flag or a sail, you pull it up to its correct position by using ropes.
A group of youths hoisted their flag on top of the disputed monument. V n

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→ hoist with your own petard
→ petard