Hoisting

//ˈhɔɪstɪŋ//

Synonyms for "hoisting" (70 found)

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Closest matches (14)

winch a leg up boost buoy up cast up crab crane davit derrick elevate elevator erect erector

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (21)

escalate forklift gantry crane haul heave heft heighten heist hike hitch hoick hold up hydraulic tailgate jack jackscrew jerk up knock up lever levitate lift

Verb(1 words)

Related words (35)

lift up lifter lob loft machinery perk up pick pick up pitch pry raise raise up rear rear up rise set up sky steal stick up tackle

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take up throw up up upbuoy upcast upheave uphoist uphold uplift upraise uprear upthrow windlass

Verb(2 words)

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block scope temporal dead zone

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declare hoist syntax variable

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Samled Inthavong had almost finished hoisting his family members into a boat when a building uprooted by the collapse of a dam upstream slammed into his house.

Source: tatoeba (7060042)

We have a go for main engine start. T-minus five, four, three, two, one. Booster ignition and liftoff of Discovery, hoisting Harmony to the heavens and opening new gateways for international science. Discovery has cleared the tower.

Source: tatoeba (12206379)

Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.

Source: wiktionary

The Madras government allowed flag hoistings in particular circumstances[…]

Source: wiktionary

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