Words similar to hoist

Example sentences for: hoist

How can you use “hoist” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

(To go all the way, Hitler had even planned to hoist the gate onto an artificial hill, in an attempt to create a mini-Acropolis.)
The same must be said for hitch, go without a hitch, get hitched, hoist, hold off, hold on , and scores of other entries: these were everyday words in the general language before they were used by sailors.
A cat purchase is a rope tackle used for hauling an anchor, especially on a cat davit , a light crane used on small vessels to hoist an anchor so it can then be swung round to lower the anchor on to the deck or overboard.
The word hawser has nothing whatever to do with the verb to hoist; neither does the `N.E.D.
One NYPD helicopter pilot believed one portion of the North Tower roof to be free enough of smoke that a hoist could be lowered in order to rescue people, but there was no one on the roof.