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

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