Hoist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects

raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɜːtsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɜːtsɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔɪst/.

Examples

hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car
They hoisted the patient onto the operating table
hoist the flags

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wind run up lift

Parts of Speech

noun	lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
verb	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help “hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
verb	move from one place to another by lifting “They hoisted the patient onto the operating table”
verb	raise “hoist the flags”

Word Forms

hoist	verb	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
hoist	noun	lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
hoister	noun	an operator of a hoist
lift	noun	the act of raising something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hissen

Hebegerät zum Heben schwerer oder unhandlicher Gegenstände

🇫🇷French

hisser

dispositif de levage pour soulever des objets lourds ou encombrants

🇪🇸Spanish

izar

dispositivo de elevación para levantar objetos pesados o engorrosos

🇮🇹Italian

paranco

dispositivo di sollevamento per sollevare oggetti pesanti o ingombranti

🇳🇱Dutch

hijsen

hefinrichting voor het heffen van zware of lastige voorwerpen

🇵🇹Portuguese

içar

dispositivo de elevação para levantar objetos pesados ou pesados

🇷🇺Russian

подъемник

подъемное устройство для подъема тяжелых или громоздких предметов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उभाड़ना

भारी या बोझिल वस्तुओं को उठाने के लिए उठाने वाला उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তোলন

ভারী বা কষ্টকর বস্তু উত্থাপনের জন্য ডিভাইস উত্তোলন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றி

கனமான அல்லது சிரமமான பொருட்களை உயர்த்துவதற்கான தூக்கும் சாதனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎగురవేయు

భారీ లేదా గజిబిజిగా ఉన్న వస్తువులను పెంచడానికి ట్రైనింగ్ పరికరం

🇮🇳Marathi

फडकावणे

जड किंवा अवजड वस्तू उचलण्याचे साधन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરકાવવું

ભારે અથવા બોજારૂપ વસ્તુઓને ઉછેરવા માટેનું ઉપકરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾರಿಸಿ

ಭಾರವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ತೊಡಕಿನ ವಸ್ತುಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತುವ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉയർത്തുക

ഭാരമുള്ളതോ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ളതോ ആയ വസ്തുക്കൾ ഉയർത്തുന്നതിനുള്ള ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਹਿਰਾਉਣਾ

ਭਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਬੋਝਲ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਲਈ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੰਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

لہرانا

بھاری یا بوجھل اشیاء کو اٹھانے کا آلہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提升

用于提升重物或笨重物体的提升装置

🇯🇵Japanese

ホイスト

重い物体や扱いにくい物体を持ち上げるための吊り上げ装置

🇰🇷Korean

감아 올리기

무겁거나 부피가 큰 물건을 들어 올리는 리프팅 장치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tời

thiết bị nâng để nâng vật nặng hoặc cồng kềnh

🇹🇭Thai

รอก

อุปกรณ์ยกสำหรับยกของหนักหรือของยุ่งยาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerekan

alat pengangkat untuk mengangkat benda berat atau tidak praktis

🇵🇭Filipino

magtaas

nakakataas na aparato para sa pagtaas ng mabibigat o masalimuot na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

angkat

alat mengangkat untuk mengangkat objek berat atau menyusahkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفع

جهاز رفع لرفع الأشياء الثقيلة أو المرهقة

🇮🇷Persian

بالابر

دستگاه بالابر برای بالا بردن اجسام سنگین یا دست و پا گیر

🇹🇷Turkish

vinç

Ağır veya hantal nesneleri kaldırmak için kaldırma cihazı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַנִיף

מתקן הרמה להרמת חפצים כבדים או מסורבלים

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