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Definition of hoist
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of hoist is as below...
Hoist (n.) That by which
anything
is
hoisted;
the
apparatus
for
lifting
goods.
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Elevator
::
Elevator
(n.) A cage or
platform
and the
hoisting
machinery
in a
hotel,
warehouse,
mine, etc., for
conveying
persons,
goods,
etc., to or from
different
floors
or
levels;
--
called
in
England
a lift; the cage or
platform
itself..
Sling
::
Sling (v. t.) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with
hooks,
for
suspending
a
barrel,
bale, or other heavy
object,
in
hoisting
or
lowering..
Parbuckle
::
Parbuckle
(v. t.) To hoist or lower by means of a
parbuckle.
Can Hook
::
Can hook () A
device
consisting
of a short rope with flat hooks at each end, for
hoisting
casks or
barrels
by the ends of the
staves..
Lewisson
::
Lewisson
(n.) An iron
dovetailed
tenon,
made in
sections,
which can be
fitted
into a
dovetail
mortise;
-- used in
hoisting
large
stones,
etc..
Stretcher
::
Stretcher
(n.) A
crosspiece
placed
between
the sides of a boat to keep them apart when
hoisted
up and
griped.
Tug
::
Tug (n.) An iron hook of a
hoisting
tub, to which a
tackle
is
affixed..
Hoist
::
Hoist (v. t.) 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..
Gin
::
Gin (n.) A
hoisting
drum,
usually
vertical;
a
whim..
Fall
::
Fall (n.) That part (as one of the
ropes)
of a
tackle
to which the power is
applied
in
hoisting.
Brakeman
::
Brakeman
(n.) The man in
charge
of the
winding
(or
hoisting)
engine
for a mine.
Atrip
::
Atrip
(adv.)
Hoisted
up and ready to be
swayed
across;
-- said of
yards.
Davit
::
Davit (n.) A spar
formerly
used on board of
ships,
as a crane to hoist the
flukes
of the
anchor
to the top of the bow,
without
injuring
the sides of the ship; --
called
also the fish
davit..
Hoist
::
Hoist (n.) The act of
hoisting;
a lift.
Hutch
::
Hutch (n.) A car on low
wheels,
in which coal is drawn in the mine and
hoisted
out of the pit..
Hoistaway
::
Hoistaway
(n.) A
mechanical
lift. See
Elevator.
Netting
::
Netting
(n.) A
network
of ropes used for
various
purposes,
as for
holding
the
hammocks
when not in use, also for
stowing
sails,
and for
hoisting
from the
gunwale
to the
rigging
to
hinder
an enemy from
boarding..
Hudge
::
Hudge (n.) An iron
bucket
for
hoisting
coal or ore.
Gantline
::
Gantline
(n.) A line
rigged
to a mast; -- used in
hoisting
rigging;
a
girtline.
Spencer
::
Spencer
(n.) A
fore-and-aft
sail, abaft the
foremast
or the
mainmast,
hoisted
upon a small
supplementary
mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a
trysail
carried
at the
foremast
or
mainmast;
-- named after its
inventor,
Knight
Spencer,
of
England
[1802]..
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