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Rarehoisting
The correct spelling is hoisting.
How to pronounce hoisting
verb
IPA: /hɔɪstɪŋ/
Say it like: Hoy-sti-ng
The correct spelling is hoisting. To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- 2.To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- 3.To lift someone up to be flogged.
- 4.To be lifted up.
- 5.To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is hoisted.
- 2.The behaviour of Javascript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
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