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hoist in Arabic

رَفَعَ rafaʕa

/hɔɪst/

hoist in Arabic: رَفَعَ (rafaʕa), رَافِعَة (rāfiʕa). In English, hoist means to raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

Arabic words for hoist

transitive: to raise; to lift; to elevate
رَفَعَ rafaʕa
hoisting device
رَافِعَة rāfiʕa

English meaning of hoist

  1. verb To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
  2. verb To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
  3. verb To lift someone up to be flogged.
  4. verb To be lifted up.

Full definition of hoist

hoist in a sentence

  • Give me a hoist over that wall.

hoist in other languages

Questions about hoist in Arabic

What is the meaning of hoist in Arabic?
Hoist in Arabic is رَفَعَ (rafaʕa), رَافِعَة (rāfiʕa).
ما معنى كلمة hoist؟
Hoist: رَفَعَ (rafaʕa), رَافِعَة (rāfiʕa).
What does hoist mean in English?
Hoist means to raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).

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