HOISTED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

hoisted

verb

Definition of hoisted next

past tense of hoist

as in heaved

to lift with effort dockworkers hoisted all 164 barrels of molasses out of the ship's hold when it arrived in port

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as in lifted

to move from a lower to a higher place or position hoisted the flag on the flagpole

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as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home

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At Pepperdine University, located in Malibu, classes were cancelled Tuesday and a shelter-in place order issued Monday night was lifted Tuesday morning.

Maya Chung, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The Los Angeles Dodgers were lifted by World Series MVP Freddie Freeman and NL MVP Shohei Ohtani to a trophy in 2024.

Tim Britton, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024

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