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verbunhoist (third-person singular simple present unhoists, present participle unhoisting, simple past and past participle unhoisted)
present singular third person unhoists · participle present unhoisting · participle past unhoisted · past unhoisted
- transitiveTo bring back down (something previously hoisted).
But before we can pursue the mystery we must unhoist ourselves from our own petard.
1973, Robin Fox, Encounter With Anthropology, page 131 more example
At a time when multipartyism had already been legalised, the people were instructed by the police to unhoist their flag at Shumba Mjini and other places.
2001, Mohammed Ali Bakari, The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition, page 184
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unhoist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unhoist
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