Hoisted

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ˈhɔɪstɪd/

Definitions

1. To have elevated an object to a higher place or position through lifting
2. To have raised something upward using various means or mechanisms
3. Raised or lifted an object from a lower location to a higher one

Etymology: "Hoisted" is the past tense and past participle of "hoist", and the verb's history begins with a sailor's word. Its ancestor is the Middle Dutch "hisen", meaning to raise up, a term that moved through the North Sea trading world and was taken up by English sailors. The English form first appeared as "hoise", and the modern "hoist" seems to have grown from the past-tense forms of that older verb, so the spelling shifted to match them. The same Germanic root spread across Europe, giving modern Dutch "hijsen", German "hissen", and Danish "hejse", as well as French "hisser", Spanish "izar", Italian "issare", and Portuguese "içar". Each of these languages borrowed the nautical verb for hauling sails and cargo, so the word for raising things aloft carried the rhythm of ships across much of the continent.

Synonyms: lifted, raised, elevated, upheld

Antonyms: lowered, dropped, sank