| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Hoist.[Websters]
2. To have erected, assembled, escalated or edited. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To be unpicked, unfixed or uncoupled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To have turned or clamped. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To be upheaved, elevated or exalted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be inflated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have fixed or installed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To have removed, picked, doffed, canceled or fetched. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To be crabbed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To be enhanced.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb hoist.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (hoist) | 1. Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car".[Wordnet]. 2. Move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table".[Wordnet]. 3. Raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail".[Wordnet]. 4. To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.[Websters]. 5. Hoisted.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: hoisting, hoisted, hoists, hoister, hoisters, hoistingly and hoistedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective | 1. Being inflated.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Being unfixed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being crabbed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being enhanced. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being justified. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being enlarged. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being elevated or exalted.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HOISTED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1386. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HOISTED
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Raised; lifted; drawn up.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Simple past tense and past participle of hoist. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: hoist
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Furnace hoist | (Iron Manuf.), a lift for raising ore, coal, etc., to the mouth of a blast furnace. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Hills Hoist | The Hills Hoist rotary clothesline was invented by Lance Hill, and is a common sight in Australian backyards. It is considered one of Australia's most recognisable icons, used frequently by artists as a metaphor for suburbia in Australia. The product saves time and effort in drying clothes. (references) | ||
| Hoist (album) | Hoist is the fifth studio album by the jam band Phish, released on March 29, 1994. (references) | ||
| Hoist (Transformers) | Hoist is the name of two characters in the Transformers Universes. (references) | ||
| Hoist bridge | A drawbridge that is lifted instead of being swung or drawn aside. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Hoist controller | A hoist controller is a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable, for example at a pit head. Once always a winding engine, modern hoist controllers are almost universally powered by electric motors. However the operator is still known as a winding engine driver for historical reasons. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: hoist
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Air hoist | Mining | A. Hoisting machinery operated by compressed air b. A small portable hoisting machine usually mounted on a column andpowered by a compressed air motor. Also called tugger. (references) | |
| Ammunition hoist | Environment | A mechanical device for moving projectiles and powder from the magazine to the level of the gun. (references) | |
| Chain hoist | Mining | A. A block and tackle in which chain is used instead of rope. (references) | |
| Chain hoist | Physics | More or less complex systems of pulleys and cables, chains, ropework, etc. , designed to give a mechanical advantage to facilitate lifting. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Cock hoist | Slang in 1811 | COCK HOIST. A cross buttock. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
| CUPOLA HOIST OPERATOR | Occupations | Operates skip hoist, using levers and foot brakes, to lift pig iron, coke, and limestone to top of cupola furnace for CUPOLA CHARGER (foundry). Maintains and lubricates hoisting machinery. (references) | |
| Donkey hoist | Mining | A small auxiliary hoisting drum and engine operated by steam, by compressed air, and sometimes by an electric motor or aninternal-combustion engine. (references) | |
| Double-drum hoist | Mining | A hoist with two drums that can be driven separately or together by a clutch. See also: main-and-tail haulage. (references) | |
| Electric hoist | Mining | See: electric winder. (references) | |
| Hoist anchor | Food & Agriculture | To haul in the anchor by means of the cable to the extent that the anchor is free of the sea bed. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: hoist | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Hoist | 39 | Hills Hoist | 11 | |
| Hoist (device) | 16 | Hoist | 39 | |
| Hoist (Transformers) | 13 | Hoist (album) | 7 | |
| USS Hoist (ARS-40) | 13 | Hoist (device) | 16 | |
| Hoist the Colours | 12 | Hoist (Transformers) | 13 | |
| Hills Hoist | 11 | Hoist controller | 4 | |
| Hydraulic hooklift hoist | 9 | Hoist the Colours | 12 | |
| Hoist (album) | 7 | Hydraulic hooklift hoist | 9 | |
| Hoist controller | 4 | USS Hoist (ARS-40) | 13 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
