1
as in heaving
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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2
as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
hoisted the flag on the flagpole
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3
as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form
I have time to hoist a couple beers before heading home
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Recent Examples of hoisting
More than 1,000 robots work alongside almost 1,500 humans, hoisting, stamping and welding in robotic unison.
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Marc Lieberman, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Photos show someone sitting on another person’s shoulders hoisting a Champagne bottle with a sparkler attached up to the sound-insulating foam on the ceiling.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
The soccer team recently celebrated its fifth NCAA title, hoisting the trophy in 2018, 2021, 2023 and now 2025.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
The painstaking ordeal ended early Saturday with rescuers hoisting the man out of the mine shaft to be rushed into trauma care at Sutter Roseville Medical Center.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025
After hoisting the trophy, the team gets to put a star on its jersey forever.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
After the Eagles won the 2025 Super Bowl, Barkley spotted the team's ball boy behind a barricade during their victory parade, and was captured on camera hoisting him over the barricade to join in the celebration.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
Putting up ornaments and hoisting them up onto the tree.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2025
Yang jumped in, appreciating his photo of Bailey in a black jumpsuit hoisting himself up on a set of gymnastic rings.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoisting
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Roses planted too late in fall risk heaving from freeze–thaw cycles or suffering root injury before dormancy.—
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Darcey continued heaving in the car, which left Georgi grossed out.—
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In 2024, in first (partial) year in his new no-heavy-lifting sinecure, Lowy pocketed $351,050.—
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With the shot clock running down, Lopez swung the ball back to the other side, with Sanders waiting to retrieve it after lifting from the corner.—
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Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.—
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Beyond lies a private stretch of sand — perfect for launching a kayak or paddleboard at sunrise, or sipping wine as the sun sets over Buzzards Bay.—
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As chants echoed across the parking lot, cars driving past honked repeatedly, some drivers raising fists or waving through open windows.—
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Beijing last year implemented some export controls on rare earths during trade spats, raising concerns about America’s lack of secure supply chains for these critical materials.—
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The continuum of problem drinking There aren’t just two types of drinkers –– those who have a problem and those who don’t have to worry about it, Dick said.—
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But generally, fewer people are seeking out these whales, so fewer are being made, partly because people are not drinking as many high-octane, high alcohol beers.—
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The responsibility of elevating figure skating.—
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Two of his followers were the parents of Kim Il Sung, and Cheng tracks how a family’s faith and American proselytizing became the roots of Kimilsungism, the ideology elevating the rulers of North Korea to a nearly deified state of veneration.—
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The cayenne pepper lingers on the tongue for a full minute after gulping the shot down.—
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
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“Hoisting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoisting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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