Hoist

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Builder's hoist, with small petrol engine

Hoist or hoist can mean:-

A verb meaning "to lift".
In flag terminology, the half of a flag nearest to the flagpole.
A 1994 Phish album: see Hoist (album)
A Transformers toy and fictional character: see Hoist (Transformers)
A lifting device: see below.

A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or barrel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.

A hoist normally is used for lifting (near vertical) and a winch is normally used for pulling (near horizontal).

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