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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Hoisting.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin
     to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.]
     To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a
     desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a
     heavy package or weight.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Hoisting him into his father's throne.   --South.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Hoisting.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin
     to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.]
     To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a
     desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a
     heavy package or weight.
  
           They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope.
  
           Hoisting him into his father's throne.   --South.
  
     Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  hoisting
     n.
     The act by which something is hoisted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en hoist nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  hoisting
     n.
     The act by which something is hoisted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en hoist nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  hoisting
     n.
     The act by which something is hoisted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en hoist nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  hoisting
     n.
     The act by which something is hoisted.
     vb.
     (present participle of en hoist nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Hoisting /hˈɔɪstɪŋ/
  الرفع