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41hoist — hoist1 [hɔıst] v also hoist up [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hoise to lift (15 19 centuries), probably from Middle Dutch hischen] 1.) to raise, lift, or pull up something, especially using ropes ▪ The crew hurried to hoist the flag. 2.) be hoist… …
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43hoist — /hɔɪst / (say hoyst) verb (t) (hoisted, Archaic, hoist, hoisting) 1. to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist sail. 2. Colloquial to steal, especially to shoplift. 3. Colloquial to throw. –noun 4. an apparatus for… …
44Flag of the Maldives — The flag of the Republic of Maldives is red with a large green rectangle in the center bearing a vertical white crescent; the closed side of the crescent is on the hoist side of the flag. It was adopted on July 25 1965.The red rectangle… …
45hoist — [[t]hɔ͟ɪst[/t]] hoists, hoisting, hoisted 1) VERB If you hoist something heavy somewhere, you lift it or pull it up there. [V n prep/adv] Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder, I turned and headed toward my hotel... [V pron refl prep/adv]… …
46hoist — hoist1 [ hɔıst ] verb transitive 1. ) to lift someone or something to a higher place: Tim hoisted the boy onto his shoulders. a ) to lift something or someone using special equipment: The bridge was hoisted into place by a crane. 2. ) to increase …
47hoist with one's own petard — phrasal or hoist by one s own petard : blown up by one s own bomb; usually : victimized or hurt by one s own scheme * * * hoist with one s own petard Caught in one s own trap • • • Main Entry: ↑hoist hoist with one s own petard …
48Flag of the Department of Santander — The Flag of the Department of Santander is one of the symbols that identifies the Colombian Department of Santander.HistoryAs the Sovereign State of Santander, the flag was the Colombian Flag with the Colombian Coat of arms in the center, with a… …
49hoist — 1 also hoist up verb (T) 1 to raise, lift, or pull up something, especially using ropes: The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. | hoist the flag 2 be hoist with your own petard to be harmed or embarrassed by something that you planned… …
50hoist — 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… …
