ˈhȯiz transitive verb
( hoised -zd ; or hoist -ȯist ; hoised or hoist ; hoising ; hoises )
Etymology: alteration of earlier heise, probably from Middle Dutch hischen or (assumed) Middle Low German hissen (whence Low German hissen ), of imitative origin
1. dialect : to raise upward or into the air by means of a tackle : hoist
hoise the mainsail
2. dialect : to lift and carry off
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- hoist with one's own petard