HOIST

[verb] [T] - to lift something heavy, usually using ropesTomorrow the final section of the bridge will be hoisted into place.I was the last crew member to be hoisted to safety by helicopter. [T]They hoisted placards saying "War's no solution" and presented the minister with a white dove.With some difficulty he managed to hoist her onto his shoulders. [T]I scrabbled for a handhold and hoisted myself up.If you hoist a flag, you raise it to the top of a pole using a rope.The island was renamed Prince of Wales Island when the British flag was hoisted on 11 August 1786.(figurative) On how many more days will the occupying forces hoist their flag (= be present) here?(US) To hoist a few is to drink several glasses of beer or other alcoholic drink.If someone is hoist(ed) with/by their own petard, they suffer the harm from a plan by which they had intended to harm someone else.