A device used for lifting or raising heavy objects, typically consisting of a block and tackle or a similar mechanism. The construction workers used a hoist to lift the steel beams to the top of the building.
An act of raising or lifting something. With a quick hoist, the flag was raised to the top of the pole.
The edge or side of a flag nearest the staff; the vertical width of a flag. The national flag has a blue stripe at the hoist.