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Related / Similar Words: lift, wind, run up

 

Definition:
  • lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects;
  • raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car";
  • raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail";
  • move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table";

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    Hyponyms: block and tackle, headgear, wheel and axle, trice, trice up

     

    Derivational Morphology: lift, wind, raise, heave, elevator, ski tow, ski lift, hoister

     
     
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