/hɔɪst/
noun
A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.The act of hoisting; a lift.The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length, when flying from a staff.The vertical edge of a flag which is next to the staff.The height of a fore-and-aft sail, next the mast or stay.verb
To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.To lift someone up to be flogged.To be lifted up.To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.To steal, to rob.