■ verb raise by means of ropes and pulleys.
↘haul up.
■ noun
1》 an act of ~ing.
2》 an apparatus for ~ing something.
3》 the part of a flag nearest the staff.
4》 a group of flags raised as a signal.
Phrases
~ one's flag (of an admiral) take up command.
~ the flag stake one's claim to territory by displaying a flag.
Derivatives
~er noun
Origin
C15: alt. of dialect hoise , prob. from Du. hijsen or Low Ger. hiesen .