hoist lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
• an elevator designed for carrying freight
• lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
• lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car"
• raise "hoist the flags" "hoist a sail"
• move from one place to another by lifting "They hoisted the patient onto the operating table"
• raise in rank or condition "The new law lifted many people from poverty"