Definition of "hoist" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive, sports, often figurative) To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.

3. (transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged.

4. (intransitive) To be lifted up.

5. (transitive, computing theory) To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.

6. (transitive, slang) To steal.

7. (transitive, slang) To rob.

noun

1. Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.

2. The act of hoisting; a lift.

   • Give me a hoist over that wall.

3. The triangular vertical position of a flag, as opposed to the flying state, or triangular vertical position of a sail, when flying from a mast.

4. The position of a flag (on a mast) or of a sail on a ship when lifted up to its highest level.

5. The position of a main fore-and-aft topsail on a ship and fore fore-and-aft topsail on a ship.