to raise a flag to the top of a pole using a rope
Hoist
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To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to adesired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavypackage or weight.They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. Pope.Hoisting him into his father's throne. South.Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
Hoist meaning & definition 1 of Hoist.
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To move an computer program instruction out of a loop's body into its head.
Hoist meaning & definition 2 of Hoist.
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to hoist, to be hoistable, to hoist with enthusiasm
Hoist meaning & definition 3 of Hoist.
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When someone has asked you if you [lift] and the only way you can [reply] is by saying i dont lift i [hoist]
Hoist meaning & definition 4 of Hoist.
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Raise (something) by means of ropes and pulleys.
Hoist meaning & definition 5 of Hoist.
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