hoist

In lang=en terms the difference between hoist and roist

is that hoist is to be lifted up while roist is to roister.

As verbs the difference between hoist and roist

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while roist is to roister.

As a noun hoist

is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.

As nouns the difference between hoist and boist

is that hoist is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane while boist is (obsolete) a box.

As a verb hoist

is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

As verbs the difference between hoist and hoast

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while hoast is (lb) to cough or hoast can be .

As nouns the difference between hoist and hoast

is that hoist is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane while hoast is (dialectal) a cough or hoast can be .

As nouns the difference between hoist and holist

is that hoist is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane while holist is a believer in, or practitioner of, holism; one who believes that a topic of study cannot be fully understood by studying the parts, or who studies by considering the whole.

As a verb hoist

is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

As an adjective holist is

(education|of a learning strategy) that concentrates on forming an overview of the topic.

As verbs the difference between hoist and hoit

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while hoit is (archaic) to play the fool; to behave thoughtlessly and frivolously.

As a noun hoist

is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane.

As verbs the difference between hoist and hist

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while hist is (us).

As nouns the difference between hoist and hist

is that hoist is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane while hist is (dated) an instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.

As an interjection hist is

(dated).

As an abbreviation hist is

history.

In transitive terms the difference between hoist and foist

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while foist is to pass off as genuine or worthy.

In transitive terms the difference between hoist and joist

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while joist is to fit or furnish with joists.

As nouns the difference between hoist and horst

is that hoist is a hoisting device, such as pulley or crane while horst is an area of the earth's surface which is raised relative to surrounding land.

As a verb hoist

is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight.

In transitive terms the difference between hoist and heist

is that hoist is to raise; to lift; to elevate; especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, as a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight while heist is to steal, rob, or hold up (something).