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.
That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
The act of hoisting; a lift. [Collog.]
Hoisted. [Obs.] 'Tis the sport to have the enginer Hoist with his own petar. Shak.
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