hoisted
/ˈhɔɪstɪd/
verb
- 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
To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- 3
To lift someone up to be flogged.
- 4
To be lifted up.
- 5
To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
- 6
To steal, to rob.
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