Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)hoistlifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects Verbs
(v)hoist, lift, wind1raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car” (v)hoistmove from one place to another by lifting“They hoisted the patient onto the operating table” (v)hoist, run upraise by using ropes and pulleys“hoist the flags”,
“hoist a sail”