ALL meanings of hoisting
hoist
H h - verb with object hoisting to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail. 1
- verb with object hoisting to raise to one's lips and drink; drink (especially beer or whiskey) with gusto: Let's go hoist a few beers. 1
- verb with object hoisting Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of hoise. 1
- noun hoisting an apparatus for hoisting, as a block and tackle, a derrick, or a crane. 1
- noun hoisting act of hoisting; a lift: Give that sofa a hoist at your end. 1
- noun hoisting Nautical. the vertical dimension amidships of any square sail that is hoisted with a yard. Compare drop (def 28). the distance between the hoisted and the lowered position of such a yard. the dimension of a fore-and-aft sail along the luff. a number of flags raised together as a signal. 1
- noun hoisting the vertical dimension as flown from a vertical staff. the edge running next to the staff. Compare fly1 (def 30b). 1
- idioms hoisting hoist by / with one's own petard. petard (def 4). 1
- noun hoisting Present participle of hoist. 1
- noun hoisting The act by which something is hoisted. 0