Collocations for "hoist"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "hoist" in context.
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hoist
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- hoist the [sail, mainsail, flag]
- hoist a [load, case, piano]
- hoist it up to the [apartment, roof, top]
- hoisted on a [frame, scaffolding, platform]
- hoisted up on a [frame]
- hoisted (up) by [pulleys, ropes]
- hoisted up with [pulleys]
- hoisted by the [crew, delivery men, workers, guards]
- (was) hoisted [by, his] his own petard
- hoist a [beer, whisky, few drinks]
- give it a good hoist
- got it up [in, with] one hoist
- use a hoist to lift the [patient, load]
- lifted the [piano, bed, frame] with a hoist
- the hoist is rated for [100 pounds]
- a [chain, remote, primitive] hoist
- the flag hoist
'hoist' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):