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hoist [hɔɪst] v
gen. 掛ける ichi1 news1 nf20 (e.g. sail, かみる); 懸ける (e.g. sail); 巻き上げる news2 nf45; 巻き揚げる; 捲き上げる; 巻上げる; 掲げる ichi1 news1 nf07; 吊し上げる; 吊るし上げる; つるし上げる; 開閉装置 (kaihei-sōchi) River and Water Resources Glossary (Infrastructure Development Institute Japan) ; 巻上機 (makiageki) River and Water Resources Glossary (Infrastructure Development Institute Japan)
tech. 揚重機 (ようじゅうき)
n hoist | n v
gen. 吊上げ; 吊し上げ; 吊るし上げ; つるし上げ; ホイスト (hoisuto)
n vs hoist | n vs v
gen. 掲揚 news1 nf22 (flag)
 English thesaurus
hoist [hɔɪst] v
gen. 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: They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. (1725, Alexander Pope, The Odyssey) • [Abasalom's] ambition would needs be fingering the sceptre, and hoisting him into his father's throne. (1675 October 17, Robert South, “Sermon XI. Of the odious Sin of Ingratitude”) • […] but this last was so heavy, I could not hoist it up to get it over the ship's side. (1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe) • Between us, with much trouble, we managed to hoist him upstairs, and laid him on his bed, where his head fell back on the pillow, as if he were almost fainting. (1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island) wiktionary.org)