Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hoist
Hoist
hoist
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. Phrases and idioms hoist 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. Derivatives hoister n. Etymology: 16th c.: alt. of hoise f. (15th-c.) hysse, prob. of LG orig.: cf. LG hissen
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I. verb Etymology: alteration of hoise Date: 15th century transitive verb lift, raise, drink 1 , intransitive verb to become ~ed ; rise, see: lift ~er noun II. noun Date: 1654 an act of ~ing ; lift, an apparatus for ~ing, the height of a flag when viewed flying ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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