1
as in to heave
to lift with effort
dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port
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2
as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
hoisted the flag on the flagpole
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3
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home
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as in raising
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Recent Examples of hoist
John Annese, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Footage released by the Coast Guard shows a rescue diver in the ocean and loading the people one-by-one into a basket, which was hoisted up to the helicopter.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Trending Seen another way, though, this is simply confirmation that the song’s chart success was not a reflection of any artistic merit but rather an unfortunate case of liberal media being hoist with its own petard.
—Will Groff, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
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Verb
The men hoisted the noose from a tower on top of a building on Northern Blvd.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Footage released by the Coast Guard shows a rescue diver in the ocean and loading the people one-by-one into a basket, which was hoisted up to the helicopter.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
As the hoist is removed, the last sections of the exterior glass facade will be installed to enclose the building on Woodward Avenue downtown.
—Annalise Frank, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Trending Seen another way, though, this is simply confirmation that the song’s chart success was not a reflection of any artistic merit but rather an unfortunate case of liberal media being hoist with its own petard.
—Will Groff, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoist
Verb
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After a lot of loose-ball chaos, Hardaway got the ball in the corner and pump-faked before heaving it up.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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But as players had to heave sandbags, move through an obstacle course, toss balls and complete a puzzle, the Vula tribe (with no original Vula members on it) were once again the last team to finish.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Firefighters had to call in a crane to lift the dump truck off the Ford Ranger.—
Frank Fernandez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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By 2021, in regions where travel restrictions had lifted, professionals were once again boarding flights—face masks on and negative Covid test results in hand—to attend trade shows.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Apr. 2025
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Hidden in London’s West End, the brasserie-style dining room is always buzzing while guests sip on bubbles and listen to live jazz.—
Rachel Dube,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Then, later in the day, Kesha seemed to support the recommendation by posting a photo of herself smirking while sipping from a Wendy’s cup.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez raised $9.6 million in the year’s first quarter, an eye-catching amount that’s fueling speculation about her political future and potential ambitions.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The resulting footprint is T-shaped, creating numerous pockets of outdoor space just begging to be built out with cushy outdoor seating, raised garden beds, an al fresco dining room, or your very own lanai.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Apr. 2025
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Zimmerman, 44, was scheduled to perform a multi-hour set alongside fellow electronic artist Zhu, who could also be seen drinking during the show, according to videos posted to social media.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Van Hollen said those drinks were placed on the table by a Bukele aide, and that neither man drank them.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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In a separate incident also last month, five people were injured when a small plane crashed near a retirement village near Lancaster, Pennsylvania after its door opened shortly after takeoff.—
Ayesha Ali,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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That January collision was the deadliest U.S. plane crash since 2001, when a jet crashed into a New York City neighborhood shortly after takeoff, killing all 260 people on board and five more on the ground.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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That meant, gulp, 11 hot dogs had to be consumed in the game, which lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Papa uses this moment to gulp the wine in Elijah's cup.—
Holly Rizzuto Palker,
Parents,
27 Mar. 2025
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Seven months later, playing for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, Carter capped his year of levitation by jumping over France’s 7-2 center, Frederic Weis, en route to a violent, yet somehow, also, elegant, slam in a preliminary round game.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The University of Virginia (UVA) School of Engineering and Applied Science is taking a major step in ultra-high-temperature ceramics research by establishing a pioneering electromagnetic levitation (EML) system.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Hoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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