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[ verb ] raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
Examples "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" Used in print (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)A Dr._Charles_Taft clambered up on the stage and got the actors to hoist him up to the box . |
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[ verb ] move from one place to another by lifting
Examples "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table" Related terms |
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[ noun ] lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
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