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:

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.
(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.)
Some of the material is international underworld slang: hoist `steal,' beak Brit . `magistrate or judge,' chiseller swindler,' dip `pickpocket,' the rap the punishment, blame, etc.', screw Brit . `prison guard.
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 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.