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The correct spelling is hoists.
How to pronounce hoists
noun
IPA: /hɔɪsts/
Say it like: Hoy-sts
The correct spelling is hoists. A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane. For example: "Give me a hoist over that wall."
Usage Examples
“Give me a hoist over that wall.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.
- 2.The act of hoisting; a lift.
- 3.The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.
- 4.The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.
- 5.The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.
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.
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