hoist
Εννοια (English)
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- 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).
- To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- To lift someone up to be flogged.
- To be lifted up.
- To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
- (slang) To steal.
- (slang) To rob.
Synonyms
hoist up
lifting device
electric hoist
starting engine
winding barrel
motor hoist
heave out
reel cart
add to
starting machine
boost up
heave up
Συχνότητα
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/hɔɪst/
Ετυμολογία (English)
In summary
Alteration of earlier hoise (“to hoist”), apparently based on the past tense forms, from Middle Dutch hisen (“to hoist”). Compare modern Dutch hijsen (“to hoist”), German hissen (“to hoist”), Danish hejse (“to hoist”). Compare also French hisser (“to hoist”), Catalan hissar (“to hoist”), Italian issare (“to hoist”), Sicilian jisari (“to hoist”), all borrowed from a Germanic source.
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