/hɔɪz/
OriginProbably from Middle Dutch hisen (modern Dutch hijsen) or Middle Low German hissen. Compare hoist, the modern form.
- transitiveTo hoist.
- intransitive, obsoleteTo hoist, be raised.
Formshoises(present, singular, third-person) · hoising(participle, present) · hoised(participle, past) · hoised(past) · hoist(participle, past) · hoist(past)