Hoist

Meaning

Verb

●

In Flags:

To

; to

; to

(especially, to

or

to a

,

or

, said of a

, a

, a

or weight).

●

In Sports:

To

a

or

into the

in

of a victory.

●

To

someone

be flogged.

●

To be

up.

●

In Theory of computing:

To

(code) from a

as part of optimization.

●

To steal.

●

To rob.

Noun

●

A

, such as

or crane.

●

The

of

; a lift.

●

In Flags:

The

of a

,

the

state, or

of a

, when

from a mast.

●

In Flags:

The

of a

(on a

) or of a

on a

when

its

level.

●

The

of a main

on a

and

on a

.

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