Phrase Hound found 12 phrases and 19 compound words that contain hoist. The most common are listed below. Open hoist in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 12
- Hills HoistA rotary clothes line with adjustable height by means of a rotating handle.
- hoist by one's own petardHurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".
- buck-hoistAlternative form of buck hoist.
- hoist bridgeA lifting bridge.
- hoist frameheadframe.
- skip hoistAn inclined ramp used to transport skip cars carrying iron ore, coke, or limestone, inside a blast furnace.
- hoist with one's own petardAlternative form of hoist by one's own petard: Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".
- hoist on one's own petardAlternative form of hoist by one's own petard: Hurt or destroyed by one's own plot or device intended for another; "blown up by one's own bomb".
- hoist bridgesplural of hoist bridge: A lifting bridge.
- hoist framesplural of hoist frame: headframe.
- safety hoistA hoisting gear arranged so as to prevent its load being thrown precipitately down in case of accident.
- hoist the white flagAlternative form of wave the white flag: To indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.
Compound words 19
- hoistwayAn opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
- hoisterOne who, or that which, hoists or lifts.
- unhoistTo bring back down (something previously hoisted).
- hoistlessWithout a hoist.
- hoistmanA person who operates the hoisting machinery.
- flaghoistThe hoisting of a flag to convey a naval signal.
- hoistableCapable of being hoisted.
- hoistroomA space at the top of a mineshaft that holds the elevator to lift humans and equipment using a pulley and cable.
- rehoistTo hoist again.
- hoistawayA kind of mechanical lift (elevator).