HOIST


Meaning of HOIST in English

v. & n.

--v.tr.

1. raise or haul up.

2 raise by means of ropes and pulleys etc.

--n.

1. an act of hoisting, a lift.

2 an apparatus for hoisting.

3 a the part of a flag nearest the staff. b a group of flags raised as a signal.

Phrases and idioms:

hoist the flag stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag. hoist one's flag signify that one takes command. hoist with one's own petard see PETARD.

Derivatives:

hoister n.

Etymology: 16th c.: alt. of hoise f. (15th-c.) hysse, prob. of LG orig.: cf. LG hissen

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.