hoisting

hoist·ing
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/ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is hoisted.

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Meanings

nounhoisting (plural hoistings)

plural hoistings

  1. The act by which something is hoisted.

    The Madras government allowed flag hoistings in particular circumstances[…]

    2007, Lisa N. Trivedi, Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India
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    Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.

    1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 337
  2. computingThe behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hoist

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hoisting

foisting
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoisting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoisting.

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