Definition of Hoist

to lift up or elevate

Examples of Hoist in a sentence

We grabbed the flag and began to hoist it up the flagpole.  🔊

A crane was needed to hoist Jessica’s car out of the river.  🔊

We helped Mike hoist the groom onto his shoulders.  🔊

John will hoist up his banner and wave it to get attention.  🔊

I love to hoist myself up onto my roof to watch the setting sun.  🔊

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