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hoisted

adjective as in erected

adjective as in raised

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I hoisted my flask in the air, took a small swig and splashed some in front of where he rested.

The vast red timber structure in Kiruna dating back to 1912 has been hoisted on giant rolling platforms ahead of the move to the new city centre.

From BBC

A man trapped behind a waterfall in the Sequoia National Forest was hoisted out by helicopter after being stuck there for two days, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office.

At a construction site along the Los Angeles River, just south of where four freeways converge in Vernon, a crane hoisted a set of massive white pipes into the air on a recent weekday morning.

Many in the procession hoisted umbrellas against a searing midday sun.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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