hoist
[verb]
Synonyms:
- raise, elevate, erect, heave, lift
[noun]
Synonyms:
- lift, crane, elevator, winch

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English Thesaurus: lift (up), raise, pick up, scoop up, hoist, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. hoist¹ /hɔɪst/ (also hoist up) verb [transitive]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: hoise 'to lift' (15-19 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch hischen]

1. to raise, lift, or pull something up, especially using ropes:
The crew hurried to hoist the flag.

2. be hoist with/by your own petard formal to be harmed or embarrassed by the plans you had made to hurt other people – often used humorously

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. hoist² noun

1. [countable] a piece of equipment used for lifting heavy objects with ropes ⇒ crane:
a boat hoist

2. [usually singular] a movement that lifts something up:
Give me a hoist onto your shoulders.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lift (up) to move something or someone upwards to a higher position, especially something heavy, either by using your hands or a machine:
You shouldn’t lift anything heavy if you have a bad back.
She lifted the lid from a huge pot and took a sniff.
They lifted me onto a stretcher and took me to the ambulance.
He lifted the girl up onto his knee.
They used a crane to lift the carriages back onto the rails.
The massive bull lifted him bodily into the air and shook him repeatedly.
raise to lift something to a higher position for a short time before lowering it again. Raise is more formal than lift:
The bridge can be raised to allow ships to pass under it.
‘Cheers, everyone!’ said Larry, raising his glass.
pick up to lift something up from the ground, from a table etc, especially something small or light:
She picked up her bag and left the room.
Tom picked the papers up off the floor.
Why don’t you just pick up the phone and call him?
Maurin picked up the gun and put it in his pocket.
The lioness picked her cub up by its neck.
There are papers all over the floor – could you pick them up and put them away?
The little girl’s mother laughed and bent down to pick her up.
The vacuum cleaner won’t pick this stuff up.
scoop up to lift someone or something quickly from the ground, from a table etc, using your hand or arm:
She bent down and scooped up the little dog.
hoist to lift up something which is heavy and difficult to carry:
Joe picked up the sack and hoisted it onto the truck.
The crowd hoisted him onto their shoulders and carried him triumphantly down the main street.
elevate technical to lift something to a higher position and keep it there:
The doctor advised me to rest and elevate my ankle.
put your hand up to lift your arm into the air, for example because you want to speak in a class or when voting:
Put your hand up if you know the answer.

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