hoist
To lift something up, often using ropes or effort.
hoist in a sentence
- The sailors hoisted the flag to the top of the mast.
- The builders used a rope and pulley to hoist the heavy beams up to the roof.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to hoist?
- Alower
- Bsink
- Clift
- Ddrop
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C: lift. The other three mean the opposite of hoist.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to hoist?
- Alift
- Braise
- Cpull
- Dlower
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D: lower. The other three mean nearly the same as hoist.
Words that mean something similar
lift, raise, pull
Words that mean the opposite
lower, drop, sink
More words about movement & action
- hurtle: To move very fast, often without control.
- immobile: Not moving or not able to move.
- intercept: To stop or catch something before it reaches where it is going.
- jaunt: A short trip taken for fun.
- jostle: To push and bump against people in a crowd.
- laborious: Needing a lot of hard, slow work.
- languid: Slow, relaxed and without energy.
- leisurely: Slow, relaxed and unhurried.
More words to explore
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