Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - hoist

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 raise or haul up. 2 raise by means of ropes and pulleys etc. --n. 1 an act of hoisting, a lift. 2 an apparatus for hoisting. 3 a the part of a flag nearest the staff. b a group of flags raised as a signal. Phrases and idioms hoist the flag stake one's claim to discovered territory by displaying a flag. hoist one's flag signify that one takes command. hoist with one's own petard see PETARD. Derivatives hoister n. Etymology: 16th c.: alt. of hoise f. (15th-c.) hysse, prob. of LG orig.: cf. LG hissen