Definitions For Hoist

noun

  • Lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
  • A machine used for lifting heavy loads

verb

  • Raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  • Raise
  • Move from one place to another by lifting
  • To raise (something) especially by using ropes or machinery
  • To take (a shot)

Is Hoist a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
7

The word Hoist is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Hoist in a Sentence

  • The steel girders were hoisted into place and securely welded.
  • The engine was hoisted out with a winch.
  • The cargo was hoisted up onto the ship.

Synonyms for Hoist

Antonyms for Hoist

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