hoist

Meanings

• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  • "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
• move from one place to another by lifting
  • "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
• raise
  • "hoist the flags"
  • "hoist a sail"

Synonyms

lift, run up, wind