hoist
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The meaning (definition) of the word hoist
to lift something heavy up high using a rope
The word hoist used in a sentence
“We used a rope to hoist the heavy box up to the treehouse.”
Words that mean the same as hoist (synonyms)
liftraise
Words that mean the opposite of hoist (antonyms)
lowerdrop
How the word hoist is said around the world
| French | hisser (ee-SAY) |
| Spanish | izar (ee-SAHR) |
| Mandarin | 吊起 (dyow chee) |
| Hindi | ऊपर खींचना (OO-pur KHEENCH-nah) |
| Arabic | يَرْفع (YAR-fa) |
| Russian | поднять (pud-NYAHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | içar (ee-SAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | içar (ee-SAHR) |
| Japanese | つりあげる (tsoo-ree-ah-GEH-roo) |
| German | hochziehen (HOHKH-tsee-en) |
| Urdu | اوپر کھینچنا (OO-par KHEENCH-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਉੱਚਾ ਚੁੱਕਣਾ (UCH-chah CHUUK-nah) |
| Korean | 들어 올리다 (DUU-ruh ohl-LEE-da) |
| Hebrew | לְהַנִּיף (leh-hah-NEEF) |
| Greek | σηκώνω ψηλά (see-KOH-noh psee-LAH) |
| Dutch | hijsen (HY-zuhn) |
| Tagalog | iangat (ee-AH-ngat) |
| Vietnamese | kéo lên cao (kay-oh len KOW) |
| Turkish | yukarı çekmek (yoo-kah-RUH chek-MEK) |
| Persian | بالا کشیدن (baa-LAA keh-shee-DAN) |
| Polish | wciągać (FCHONG-gatch) |
| Ukrainian | піднімати (pid-nee-MA-ty) |
| Bengali | টেনে তোলা (TAY-nay TOH-lah) |
| Swedish | hissa (HIS-sah) |
| Italian | issare (ees-SAH-reh) |
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