hɔɪst v. & n. --v.tr. 1
raise or
haul up. 2 raise by
means of ropes
and pulleys etc. --n. 1 an
act of hoisting, a
lift. 2 an
apparatus for hoisting. 3 a
the part of a flag nearest the staff. b a
group of flags raised as a signal. øhoist the flag stake one's
claim to discovered
territory by displaying a flag. hoist one's flag
signify that one takes
command. hoist
with one's
own petard see PETARD. øøhoister n. [16th
c.: alt. of hoise f. (15th-c.) hysse, prob. of LG orig.:
cf. LG hissen]