Crossword-Solution: HOIST
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Hoist | v. t. | 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. |
| Hoist | n. | That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods. |
| Hoist | n. | The act of hoisting; a lift. |
| Hoist | n. | The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff. |
| Hoist | n. | The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay. |
| Hoist | p. p. | Hoisted. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| HOIST | anagram | HISTO, HOITS, ISHOT, OHSIT, TOHIS |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with HOIST (5)
Now, then, what we have to do is to hoist the redskin on to it and leave her here to drown.” It was the work of one brutal moment to land the beautiful girl on the rock; she was too proud to offer a vain resistance.
Box 549, Alger-Gare, 16000 Algiers); telephone [213] (2) 601-425 or 255, 186; there is a US Consulate in Oran _#_Flag: two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star within a red crescent; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion) _*_Economy _#_Overview: The exploitation of oil and natural gas products forms the backbone of the economy.
Box 549, Alger-Gare, 16000 Algiers); telephone [213] (2) 601-425 or 255, 186; FAX [213] (2) 603979; there is a US Consulate in Oran Flag: two equal vertical bands of green (hoist side) and white with a red five-pointed star within a red crescent; the crescent, star, and color green are traditional symbols of Islam (the state religion) :Algeria Economy Overview: The oil and natural gas sector forms the backbone of the economy.
And please sit as close to the horse’s neck as possible.” Tip climbed quickly to his place, and the Soldier and the Scarecrow managed to hoist the Pumpkinhead to a seat just behind him.
Box N-8197, Nassau telephone: (809) 322-1181 or 328-2206 FAX: (809) 328-7838 Flag: three equal horizontal bands of aquamarine (top), gold, and aquamarine with a black equilateral triangle based on the hoist side *The Bahamas, Economy Overview: The Bahamas is a stable, middle-income, developing nation whose economy is based primarily on tourism and offshore banking.
Quotes with HOIST (3)
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
It was ironic, really - you want to die because you can't be bothered to go on living - but then you're expected to get all energetic and move furniture and stand on chairs and hoist ropes and do complicated knots and attach things to other things and kick stools from under you and mess around with hot baths and razor blades and extension cords and electrical appliances and weedkiller. Suicide was a complicated, demanding business, often involving visits to hardware shops. An…
So, when on one side you hoist in Locke's head, you go over that way; but now, on the other side, hoist in Kant's and you come back again; but in very poor plight. Thus, some minds for ever keep trimming boat. Oh, ye foolish! throw all these thunder-heads overboard, and then you will float light and right.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NYM, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Slate, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 186 times in crossword archives (1951–2024).