hoist (
http://definr.com/hoist)
n : lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn:
lift,
wind]
2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the
patient onto the operating table"
3: raise, as of flags or sails [syn:
run up]