hoist: Meaning and Definition of

hoist

1. to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
2. to raise to one's lips and drink; drink (esp. beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let's go hoist a few beers.
3. a pt. and pp. of
4. See(def. 4).

1. an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane.
2. act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end.
1. the vertical dimension amidships of any square sail that is hoisted with a yard. Cf. drop (def. 28).
2. the distance between the hoisted and the lowered position of such a yard.
3. the dimension of a fore-and-aft sail along the luff.
4. a number of flags raised together as a signal.
4. (on a flag)
1. the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff.
2. the edge running next to the staff. Cf. fly (def. 36b).