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
NOUNMove from one place to another by lifting.
“They hoisted the patient onto the operating table”
1
Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects.
WORD FORMS
Related formhoister
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®7 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinoisthay
Starts & ends withH … T
Syllableshoist
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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