| VERB | contact | hoist, lift, wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | hoist | move from one place to another by lifting | |
| contact | hoist, run up | raise | |
| NOUN | artifact | hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
| Sounds | hhoy'st | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | foist ... voiced: 5 rhymes with oyst... | |
| Meaning | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects. | |
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| Narrower | block and tackle | pulley blocks with associated rope or cable |
| headgear | The hoist at the pithead of a mine | |
| wheel and axle | hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel | |
| Broader | lifting device | A device for lifting heavy loads |
| Spanish | cabria, elevador | |
| Catalan | càbria, elevador, hoist, muntacàrregues | |
| Verbs | hoist | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help |
| Meaning | Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" | |
| Synonyms | lift, wind | |
| Narrower | trice, trice up | hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | elevar, enarbolar, izar, levantar, subir | |
| Catalan | aixecar, alçar, elevar, hissar, pujar | |
| Nouns | hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
| hoister | an operator of a hoist | |
| Meaning | Move from one place to another by lifting. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Model | They hoist the bags on the table | |
| Example | "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" | |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | levantar | |
| Meaning | Raise. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | run up | |
| Broader | raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up | Raise from a lower to a higher position |
| Spanish | izar, levantar | |
| Catalan | elevar, hissar, pujar | |
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