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physics' polite way of saying you're too weak to lift that alone
means To raise or lift something heavy upward, typically using ropes, pulleys, or some mechanical help.
from From a 16th-century word 'hoise,' meaning to lift, with the final 't' creeping in over time as the spelling settled. It likely came into English from Dutch or Low German seafaring talk — sailors hoisting sails were doing 'hysen' or 'hissen' — making it a salty word that climbed aboard from the docks.
- petard origin
- hoist by your own bomb, says Shakespeare
- sailing roots
- named the act of raising heavy sails
- pulley trick
- each extra wheel halves the force needed
- flag term
- the half of a flag nearest the pole
burj khalifa construction — dubai's 828m tower used heavy-duty hoists to lift materials during 2004-2010 construction
panama canal lock gates — massive steel gates weighing 745 tons each are raised and lowered by hoisting systems at gatun locks
sydney opera house roof — precast concrete shell segments weighing up to 27 tons were hoisted into place between 1963-1973