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hoisting

Syllables: hoist·ing/ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/

hoisting noun: the act by which something is hoisted. Also the present participle and gerund of hoist.

Noun

hoisting (plural hoistings)

  1. The act by which something is hoisted.
    • 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
    • The Madras government allowed flag hoistings in particular circumstances[…]2007, Lisa N. Trivedi, Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and Modern India
  2. The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.

Also used as

hoisting is also the present participle and gerund of hoist.

Forms of hoisting

pluralhoistings

Words that rhyme with hoisting

Questions about hoisting

What does hoisting mean?
Hoisting means the act by which something is hoisted.
What part of speech is hoisting?
Hoisting is a noun.
How do you pronounce hoisting?
Hoisting is pronounced /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/.
What is the plural of hoisting?
The plural of hoisting is hoistings.

Words near hoisting in the dictionary

  1. hoisted on one's own petard
  2. hoisted with one's own petard
  3. hoister
  4. hoisters
  5. hoisteth
  6. hoisting
  7. hoistings
  8. hoistless
  9. hoistman
  10. hoistmen
  11. hoistroom

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