hoist

lift, hoist, raise, elevate, heave, boost

名词 hoist:

1. lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

动词 hoist:

1. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
   同义词：lift, wind
2. move from one place to another by lifting
3. raise
   同义词：run up

1. A light tackle having double or single blocks, used to hoist or tighten rigging.
   轻型滑车双滑轮或单滑轮轻型滑车，用于升起或拉紧支撑船桅和帆的全部绳索
2. He hoisted the package over his shoulder.
   他把包裹扛上了肩。
3. The sailors hoisted the flags in the morning.
   水手们早晨把旗子升起来。
4. We need a hoist to lift the concrete blocks.
   我们需要一台起重机来吊起混凝土块。

hoist

v.（动词）
hoist.ed,hoist.ing,hoists
v.tr.（及物动词）
To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus.See Synonyms at lift
升起，提起：凭机械装置举起或扯起参见 lift
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To become raised or lifted.
被举起或抬高
n.（名词）
An apparatus for lifting heavy or cumbersome objects.
起重机：用来提举重物或难处理物体的设备
The act of hoisting; a lift.
举起的行为；扯起
Nautical
【航海】
The height or vertical dimension of a flag or of any square sail other than a course.
降下桁木横帆之外的横帆或旗的高度或垂直距离
A group of flags raised together as a signal.
作为信号一起扯起的一组旗

来源：
Alteration of dialectal hoise
方言 hoise的变化
perhaps variant of Middle English hisse [heave!]
可能为 中古英语 hisse的变体 [举起！]
possibly from Middle Dutch hissen [to haul]
可能源自 中古荷兰语 hissen [抱，拉]

【引伸】
hoist.er
n.（名词）