(v. t.) To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.
(n.) That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for lifting goods.
(n.) The act of hoisting; a lift.
(n.) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.
(n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.
(p. p.) Hoisted.
Example Sentences:
(1) For years a small army of therapists has worked in the shadows to help older people stay in their own homes – fitting stair rails, ordering hoists, measuring ramps and offering support vital to rehabilitation.
(2) Before things get out of hand, the trophy is presented to Steven Gerrard, who hoists it skywards with a loud roar.
(3) In the Russian gallery, for example, the courageous Vadim Zakharov presents a pointed version of the Danaë myth in which an insouciant dictator (of whom it is hard not to think: Putin) sits on a high beam on a saddle, shelling nuts all day while gold coins rain down from a vast shower-head only to be hoisted in buckets by faceless thuggish men in suits.
(4) A large toilet with a changing table and ceiling hoists are the answer to many disabled people’s prayers, however they are a rare sight.
(5) Finally, perhaps with a bit of hindsight, we can see this as JP Morgan being hoisted by its own petard; the complexity of the derivatives it was inventing and selling made them hard to value and rate for risk.
(6) Drogba, his game hoisted for the big occasion, is untouchable.
(7) Blood gutters brightly against his green gown, yet the man doesn't shudder or stagger or sink but trudges towards them on those tree-trunk legs and rummages around, reaches at their feet and cops hold of his head and hoists it high, and strides to his steed, snatches the bridle, steps into the stirrup and swings into the saddle still gripping his head by a handful of hair.
(8) Some rigged up pulley systems to hoist shopping to their windows, where the glass was cracked and fixed with tape.
(9) At which point restraint becomes as powerful as the Seeds' ravenous beer-hall bluster; a ten-minute Stagger Lee is a masterclass in tension and drama, Cave balancing precariously on the crowd barrier with audience members holding him up by the boot-heel as he leans out to sing his tale of a deviant killer directly into the eyes of a hypnotised girl in white hoisted on someone's shoulders.
(10) A few cells are adapted to accommodate hoists, hospital beds, and specialist mattresses.
(11) Down by a goal with less than 15 minutes to play, and struggling just to keep their footing on a frozen field, they might easily have hoisted the white flag.
(12) A mobile calf enclosure was developed which incorporated a hydraulic hoist and sling for the care of calves.
(13) • Pro-Russia demonstrators surrounded government buildings in at least three Ukrainian cities, hoisting Russian flags and chanting against the government in Kiev.
(14) These patient handling tasks were studied using five manual techniques and three hoist-assisted techniques.
(15) At night, if you are quiet, you can hear them whirring from the Hills Hoist.
(16) Eddie Howe Bournemouth manager Considered one of the brightest managerial prospects in English football on the back of his success with Bournemouth, whom he has helped hoist from bottom tier to Premier League over two spells, enduring a trickier period at Burnley in between, and ensuring the Cherries’ top-flight status last term was a fine achievement.
(17) It says something about the difficulties of the old library that a special hoist had to be built to help get nearly a million books out and into the new building "There is one creaky old books lift, but we really feared it wasn't up to the job," Gambles said.
(18) We stand to attention for the Soviet anthem and hoisting of the red flag, and then down we go, into the freezing-cold bunker.
(19) She boldly says she is not in school because the teachers gave them a day off to do marking and hoists 10 litres of water onto her head, holding a second 5-litre jerry can in her hand, before setting off on the 3km walk home.
(20) A Russian flag was hoisted at the site, where previously there had been clashes between pro- and anti-Russian protesters, as well as a sign saying “Crimea is Russia”.
Unfurl
Definition:
(v. t. & i.) To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.
Example Sentences:
(1) The rally – reminiscent of the Occupy-style rallies that started in 2011 – started outside the FCC’s Washington headquarters at noon with protesters from Fight For the Future, Popular Resistance and others unfurling banners reading “Save the Internet”.
(2) Then the parachute unfurled and guided the vehicle to an ocean splashdown about three hours later.
(3) A Palestinian flag was unfurled on the floor of the general assembly after the vote.
(4) Across a narrow seafront road, a camp for people fleeing drought and fighting has unfurled in the sandy nothingness.
(5) After it touched down, Chang'e 3's solar panels, which are used to generate power from sunlight, unfurled and the spacecraft began transmitting pictures back to Earth.
(6) Kaepernick and Reid dropped to one knee while a naval officer sang The Star-Spangled Banner and dozens of military members unfurled an oversize flag at the Chargers’ Qualcomm stadium.
(7) Defour’s status at his former club fell to pariah and caused a graphic banner to be unfurled when he returned to the Stade Maurice Dufrasne in Anderlecht colours.
(8) "Belief Beyond Reason" reads the Tifo unfurled by the Timbers fans.
(9) Maradona is better than Pelé.” Venezuelans make political protest against president Fifa theoretically bans political slogans from World Cup stadiums but this did not stop a group of Venezuelans from unfurling a giant banner protesting against the government of Nicolás Maduro, the president.
(10) But without fans football is not worth a penny” was unfurled before fans started to fill up the section after five minutes of play, with Arsenal supporters breaking into a round of applause to welcome them.
(11) Later, protesters unfurled a large rainbow flag in front of the store and read out the testimonies through a megaphone and called for the support of their right to families.
(12) He had not even waved a Ukrainian flag at the gathering, but was accused of “standing near” the flag and of not stopping others from unfurling flags, including one which said “Crimea is Ukraine”.
(13) But once a patient is right to be discharged, they should be discharged and cared for in accordance with Australian and international law.” On Thursday, protesters abseiled from the Yarra Bend bridge over the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne, unfurling a banner reading #LetThemStay.
(14) At this demonstration – where nobody’s nose even bled – a banner was unfurled: “I stand with you, Master!” Turkish officials claim 'concrete evidence' of Isis link to bombings Read more “Master” is a nickname given to the president by his sympathisers.
(15) Instead the flag will now be unfurled at the council's headquarters on 17 designated days.
(16) I don’t understand how a defendant in the same case with the same evidence … is on the beach in Australia,” said Fahmy, after unfurling an Egyptian flag to demonstrate that his heart remained Egyptian despite being encouraged by officials to give up his citizenship.
(17) That should have been that and provided Wenger with good cause to leave with a smile on his face, but as the Arsenal players celebrated at the final whistle, a banner was unfurled in the visiting end by a small group of supporters calling for the manager to pack his bags.
(18) The Portuguese’s name was chorused throughout as a number of banners were unfurled around the arena prior to kick-off, one reading: “Hang your heads in shame,” summing up the poisonous mood, with both Fàbregas and Costa jeered when their names were read out before kick-off.
(19) At a Middlesbrough football match two weekends ago, vast banners were unfurled, saying "Being Poor is Not Entertainment".
(20) They plan to unfurl a banner in protest of Arctic offshore drilling but have no plans to interfere with the ship’s navigations, he said.