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unhoists

unhoists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unhoist.

Meaning of unhoist

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

Questions about unhoists

What is unhoists the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unhoists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unhoist.

Words near unhoists in the dictionary

  1. unhoed
  2. unhogged
  3. unhoist
  4. unhoisted
  5. unhoisting
  6. unhoists
  7. unhold
  8. unholdability
  9. unholdable
  10. unholden
  11. unholding

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