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hoist

n. lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

Verbs (3)

run up

v. raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail"

lift, wind

v. raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"

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Fuzzynyms (25)

pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block

n. a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

support

n. any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"

advance, bring forward

v. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"

thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

heave

v. move or cause to move in a specified way, direction, or position; "The vessel hove into sight"

boost

v. push or shove upward, as if from below or behind; "The singer had to be boosted onto the stage by a special contraption"

heave, heave up, heft, heft up

v. lift or elevate

heft

v. test the weight of something by lifting it

raise

v. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

raise

v. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"

lift, raise

v. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"

lift, raise, elevate

v. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

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