What this handout is about. Whether in the academic world or the business world, all of us are likely to participate in some form of group writingâan undergraduate group project for a class, a collaborative research paper or grant proposal, or a report produced by a business team.
(hoist) v. hoistÂ·ed, hoistÂ·ing, hoists. v.tr. 1. To raise or haul up, often with the help of a mechanical apparatus. See Synonyms at lift. 2. To raise to one's mouth in order to drink: hoist a few beers.
Grabbing the side of the bunk, he hoisted himself to a sitting position. Synonyms: raise, lift, erect, elevate More Synonyms of hoist. 2. verb. If something heavy is hoisted somewhere, it is lifted there using a machine such as a crane. A twenty-foot steel pyramid is to be hoisted into position on top of the tower.