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Hoist Crossword Clue

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97%4Exact Match!
noun

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

verb

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

96%5Exact Match!
noun

• the amount a salary is increased

• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

• increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)

• the act of raising something

verb

• raise the level or amount of something

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• cause to be heard or known; express or utter

• collect funds for a specific purpose

• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques

• look after a child until it is an adult

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• move upwards

• construct, build, or erect

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise

• raise in rank or condition

• increase the level of

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• cause to puff up with a leaven

• bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level

• bet more than the previous player

• cause to assemble or enlist in military

• put forward for consideration or discussion

• pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth

• activate or stir up

• establish radio communications with

• multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3

• bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project

• invigorate or heighten

• put an end to

• cause to become alive again

• register formally as a participant or member

95%5Exact Match!
noun

• lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

• United States writer (1871-1900)

• large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

• United States poet (1899-1932)

• a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix

verb

• stretch (the neck) so as to see better

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Telegraph Cross Atlantic03 Aug 2024 Across 41
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