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unhoist

unhoist verb: to bring back down (something previously hoisted).

Verb

unhoist (third-person singular simple present unhoists, present participle unhoisting, simple past and past participle unhoisted)

  1. (transitive) To 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 13
    • 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

Forms of unhoist

third-person singular presentunhoists
present participleunhoisting
past participleunhoisted
pastunhoisted

Origin of unhoist

From un- + hoist.

Questions about unhoist

What does unhoist mean?
Unhoist means to bring back down (something previously hoisted).
What part of speech is unhoist?
Unhoist is a verb.
What is the past tense of unhoist?
The past tense of unhoist is unhoisted.

Words near unhoist in the dictionary

  1. unhocked
  2. unhocking
  3. unhocks
  4. unhoed
  5. unhogged
  6. unhoist
  7. unhoisted
  8. unhoisting
  9. unhoists
  10. unhold
  11. unholdability

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