Definition of "hoist" []

• To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See Synonyms at lift. (verb-transitive)
• To raise to one's mouth in order to drink: hoist a few beers. (verb-transitive)
• To become raised or lifted. (verb-intransitive)
• An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects. (noun)
• The act of hoisting; a lift. (noun)

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• "The phrase "hoist on their own petard" springs to mind."
• "On top there was the firemen, and what we called the hoist engineer (he run the bucket, the scooping bucket up and down, you know, in the mine), and a blacksmith, and a blacksmith's helper."
• "I had the chance to talk with one combat flight medic who specializes in something known as hoist maneuvers, basically being dangled from a helicopter and dropped into tough areas to rescue the injured."