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.