hoist

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
2. 2
   To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
3. 3
   To lift someone up to be flogged.
4. 4
   To be lifted up.
5. 5
   To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
6. 6
   To steal.
7. 7
   To rob.

Noun

1. 1
   Any member of certain classes of devices that hoist things.
2. 2
   The act of hoisting; a lift.
3. 3
   The triangular vertical position of a flag, as opposed to the flying state, or triangular vertical position of a sail, when flying from a mast.
4. 4
   The position of a flag (on a mast) or of a sail on a ship when lifted up to its highest level.
5. 5
   The position of a main fore-and-aft topsail on a ship and fore fore-and-aft topsail on a ship.