HOIST


Meaning of HOIST in English

I. verb Etymology: alteration of hoise Date: 15th century transitive verb lift , raise , drink 1 , intransitive verb to become ~ed ; rise , see: lift ~er noun II. noun Date: 1654 an act of ~ing ; lift , an apparatus for ~ing, the height of a flag when viewed flying

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