hoist

/hɔɪst/ verbnoun
5 letters1 syllable8 points in Scrabble®7 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
VERB
1

Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.

“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”

2

Raise.

“hoist the flags”

“hoist a sail”

3

Move from one place to another by lifting.

“They hoisted the patient onto the operating table”

NOUN
1

Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.

WORD FORMS
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GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
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Syllableshoist
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