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[hoist, hahyst] / hɔɪst, haɪst /


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The Wellermen were the originators of the sea shanty trend on TikTok, with their versions of Misty Mountain, Nancy Mulligan and Hoist the Colours racking up billions of views.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

Hoist the Stanley Cup over her head while representing the Toronto Maple Leafs?

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2022

Bars such as the Coleherne, the Anvil, Bloc, Substation and, most recently, the Hoist, have all disappeared into the annals of gay history, replaced with gastropubs, luxe apartments and identikit offices.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2018

Models of cranes made by Silent Hoist, an industrial engineering company started by Mr. Wunsch’s great-grandfather, who emigrated to the United States from Austria, populate the space.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2017

Hoist the hoar sun to welcome morning’s minions.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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