HoistWordNet Explorer

a device for lifting heavy loads

pulley blocks with associated rope or cable

the hoist at the pithead of a mine

hoist so arranged that a rope unwinding from a wheel is wound onto a cylindrical drum or shaft coaxial with the wheel

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

raise from a lower to a higher position

hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

raise