Antonyms for hoist
hɔɪst or, sometimes, haɪsthoist

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1. • Lift
   • Raise

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1. hoistverb

   lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

2. hoist, lift, windverb

   raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

   "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

   Synonyms:
   nose, hook, rise, nobble, wind, meander, cabbage, vacate, thread, wrap, twist, annul, elevate, uprise, lift, go up, roll, pinch, twine, plagiarize, arise, abstract, rescind, come up, bring up, plagiarise, pilfer, filch, wander, purloin, snarf, overturn, repeal, weave, curve, raise, scent, sneak, get up, run up, wind up, move up, wreathe, swipe, reverse, airlift, revoke, rear, face-lift, rustle, countermand

3. hoistverb

   move from one place to another by lifting

   "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"

   Synonyms:
   wind, run up, lift

4. hoist, run upverb

   raise

   "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

   Synonyms:
   sew, chalk up, wind, lift, run up, stitch, sew together

How to use hoist in a sentence?

1. H. L. Mencken:

   Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

2. Tighe Barry:

   We are now trying to get the waiver from the FSDO, but feel this bureaucratic process is designed to force us to just keep the baby on the ground, instead of floating it in the air, it's ridiculous that we have to contact the FAA to hoist a balloon two feet off the ground.

3. Ken Burchell:

   We certainly do hoist rescues, we do med-evacs, we search for snipers, we do aerial coordination, we do all of those things, but at Navy Yard, we had to do all those things at once, and that was a huge challenge.

4. Laura Moore -RRB- Laura:

   If they spent a day in their park with me and my son, they would immediately know there was a problem, they can make all these amazing rides but they can't put a changing hoist in a toilet.It's disgraceful that the biggest theme park on the planet doesn't cater for everybody.

5. Sandy Todd Webster:

   This is not your mother's resistance band training protocol, i was able to hoist my own body weight up and feel success immediately.

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