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View definitions for hoisted

hoisted

adjective as in erected

adjective as in raised

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She testified that she and her fellow officers had then hoisted Davis to his feet.

On the contrary, it should be hoisted on our collective shoulders and cheered Rudy-style.

Pictures showed Lee being hoisted off the ship on a rope, aided by other crew members, well before the ship sank completely.

As the Cuban flag was hoisted in recognition of his arrival, something quite unexpected happened—it fell off the pole.

They not only hoisted Russian flags, but reportedly beat Ukrainians who expressed indignation at Russian aggression in Crimea.

I then found myself hoisted up by degrees, at least three feet higher than I was before.

As it came near, it proved to be the clock, with a sail hoisted, and the Goblin sitting complacently in the stern.

He drew up the rocker, hoisted his slippered feet on the rail, and proceeded to smoke a cigar.

Before the breath could have been well out of his body, they hoisted him up and carried him away to burial.

For some time after the white flag was hoisted there was street-fighting between the rebels and the loyals.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hoisted, such as: boosted, elevated, implanted, lifted, raised, and reared.

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

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