Crossword clues for hoisted
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hoisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hoisting.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hiss
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] 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.
They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails.
--Pope.Hoisting him into his father's throne.
--South.Hoisting engine, a steam engine for operating a hoist.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: hoist)
Usage examples of "hoisted".
He grunted as he hoisted a case of plumbing fixtures over his head, and passed them on to a hovering griffin.
Lunzie triumphantly hoisted the microscope loaned by the cruiser's science officer.
As the most placid of the five who were to be loaded in the first ship, Spadix was hoisted in first.
I had to use my own tunic to cover his eyes while the pony was hoisted ashore first.
I should have known that Dolcenus would arrive to see what manner of strange cargo was being hoisted ashore in his precinct.
She hoisted a travel case containing the Crown rubies, still disguised in their laser crystal boxes.
Wincing at the weight of the tool bag, Keff hoisted it up and dragged it into the lee of the console.
The pink-gold magess hoisted her skirts and tramped through the permafrost to his.
He grabbed for the base of the control chair as he slid towards the bulkhead, and hoisted himself up toward the seat.
Only the largest one, which had to be hoisted by derrick onto a flat car, he had never seen except in the manuals.
He hoisted himself out of the deep padding, feeling his overtaxed muscles protest, and came over with the bottle.
Other kinetics and the frogmen worked loose the steel cable and it was hoisted out of the way.
It'll make 'em appreciate us more than ever, Gordie imaged an archaic block and tackle to move ma teriel usually hoisted by a kinetic.
Then she hoisted herself up into the ventilation shaft, ducking her head as she perched on the edge.
Beckoning to the first man to grab Flimflam's shoulders, she hoisted his feet and they hauled him out into a corridor occupied only by the emergency team and the backs of those hurrying from the vicinity.