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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 
Grabbing the side of the bunk, he hoisted himself to a sitting position.  V pron-refl 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 
Then a crane hoisted him on to the platform.  V n 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 
5 
 →  hoist with  your own petard 
 →  petard 

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