| air | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. air | a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of.; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| ~ ar, argon, atomic number 18 | a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere. |
| ~ atomic number 36, kr, krypton | a colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; occurs in trace amounts in air. |
| ~ atomic number 10, ne, neon | a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts. |
| ~ atomic number 7, n, nitrogen | a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues. |
| ~ atomic number 8, o, oxygen | a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust. |
| ~ atomic number 54, xe, xenon | a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts. |
| ~ breath | the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration.; "his sour breath offended her" |
| ~ hot air | air that has been heated and tends to rise. |
| ~ gas | a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely. |
| ~ liquid air | air in a liquid state. |
| n. (location) | 2. air | the region above the ground.; "her hand stopped in mid air"; "he threw the ball into the air" |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. air, atmosphere, aura | a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing.; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ mystique | an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing. |
| ~ note | a characteristic emotional quality.; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm" |
| ~ vibe, vibration | a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively.; "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 4. air, breeze, gentle wind, zephyr | a slight wind (usually refreshing).; "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" |
| ~ sea breeze | a cooling breeze from the sea (during the daytime). |
| ~ breath | a slight movement of the air.; "there wasn't a breath of air in the room" |
| ~ light air | wind moving 1-3 knots; 1 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ light breeze | wind moving 4-7 knots; 2 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ gentle breeze | wind moving 8-12 knots; 3 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ moderate breeze | wind moving 13-18 knots; 4 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ fresh breeze | wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ strong breeze | wind moving 25-31 knots; 6 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| n. (location) | 5. air, atmosphere | the mass of air surrounding the Earth.; "there was great heat as the comet entered the atmosphere"; "it was exposed to the air" |
| ~ airspace | the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction.; "the plane was refused permission to enter Chinese airspace" |
| ~ air space, airspace | the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth. |
| ~ ionosphere | the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons. |
| ~ region, part | the extended spatial location of something.; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" |
| ~ earth, globe, world | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on.; "the Earth moves around the sun"; "he sailed around the world" |
| n. (substance) | 6. air | once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles). |
| ~ archaicism, archaism | the use of an archaic expression. |
| ~ element | one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe.; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements" |
| n. (communication) | 7. air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.; "she was humming an air from Beethoven" |
| ~ tucket, fanfare, flourish | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments.; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" |
| ~ glissando | a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale. |
| ~ roulade | (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable. |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ leitmotif, leitmotiv | a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas). |
| ~ theme song | a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie. |
| ~ signature tune, theme song, signature | a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program. |
| ~ melodic theme, musical theme, theme, idea | (music) melodic subject of a musical composition.; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it" |
| ~ part, voice | the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music.; "he tried to sing the tenor part" |
| ~ musical phrase, phrase | a short musical passage. |
| n. (communication) | 8. air, airwave | medium for radio and television broadcasting.; "the program was on the air from 9 til midnight"; "the president used the airwaves to take his message to the people" |
| ~ medium | an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication. |
| n. (act) | 9. air, air travel, aviation | travel via aircraft.; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| ~ travel, traveling, travelling | the act of going from one place to another.; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" |
| ~ flying, flight | an instance of traveling by air.; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" |
| ~ overfly, pass over | fly over.; "The plane passed over Damascus" |
| ~ fly | travel in an airplane.; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" |
| ~ red-eye | travel on an overnight flight.; "The candidate red-eyed from California to the East Coast the night before the election to give a last stump speech" |
| ~ cruise | travel at a moderate speed.; "Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude" |
| ~ stooge | cruise in slow or routine flights. |
| ~ stall | cause an airplane to go into a stall. |
| ~ stall | experience a stall in flight, of airplanes. |
| ~ buzz | fly low.; "Planes buzzed the crowds in the square" |
| ~ crab | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind. |
| ~ aviate, pilot, fly | operate an airplane.; "The pilot flew to Cuba" |
| ~ fly blind | fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments. |
| ~ fly contact | fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference. |
| ~ solo | fly alone, without a co-pilot or passengers. |
| ~ test fly | test a plane. |
| ~ jet | fly a jet plane. |
| ~ glide | fly in or as if in a glider plane. |
| ~ kite | soar or fly like a kite.; "The pilot kited for a long time over the mountains" |
| ~ sailplane, soar | fly a plane without an engine. |
| ~ power-dive | make a power dive.; "The airplane power-dived" |
| ~ nosedive | plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft. |
| ~ crash-dive | descend steeply and rapidly. |
| ~ chandelle | climb suddenly and steeply.; "The airplane chandelled" |
| ~ belly-land | land on the underside without the landing gear. |
| ~ crash land | make an emergency landing. |
| ~ ditch | make an emergency landing on water. |
| ~ land, put down, bring down | cause to come to the ground.; "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely" |
| ~ deplane | get off an airplane. |
| ~ emplane, enplane | board a plane. |
| ~ peel off | leave a formation. |
| v. (perception) | 10. aerate, air, air out | expose to fresh air.; "aerate your old sneakers" |
| ~ expose | expose or make accessible to some action or influence.; "Expose your students to art"; "expose the blanket to sunshine" |
| v. (communication) | 11. air | be broadcast.; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| ~ be on, get on | appear in a show, on T.V. or radio.; "The news won't be on tonight" |
| v. (communication) | 12. air, beam, broadcast, send, transmit | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| ~ broadcast medium, broadcasting | a medium that disseminates via telecommunications. |
| ~ publicize, bare, publicise, air | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ satellite | broadcast or disseminate via satellite. |
| ~ sportscast | broadcast a sports event. |
| ~ telecast, televise | broadcast via television.; "The Royal wedding was televised" |
| ~ interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication. |
| ~ air | be broadcast.; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M." |
| ~ rebroadcast, rerun | broadcast again, as of a film. |
| v. (communication) | 13. air, bare, publicise, publicize | make public.; "She aired her opinions on welfare" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| ~ hype | publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner. |
| ~ bulletin | make public by bulletin. |
| ~ issue, publish, bring out, release, put out | prepare and issue for public distribution or sale.; "publish a magazine or newspaper" |
| ~ disseminate, circulate, pass around, broadcast, circularise, diffuse, circularize, spread, disperse, distribute, propagate | cause to become widely known.; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" |
| ~ broadcast, air, transmit, beam, send | broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television.; "We cannot air this X-rated song" |
| v. (change) | 14. air | expose to warm or heated air, so as to dry.; "Air linen" |
| ~ dry, dry out | remove the moisture from and make dry.; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" |
| v. (change) | 15. air, air out, vent, ventilate | expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen.; "air the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms" |
| ~ freshen, refresh | make (to feel) fresh.; "The cool water refreshed us" |
| draft | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. bill of exchange, draft, order of payment | a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another. |
| ~ negotiable instrument | an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of money. |
| ~ overdraft | a draft in excess of the credit balance. |
| ~ foreign bill, foreign draft | a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another. |
| ~ inland bill | a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same country. |
| ~ redraft | a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting again. |
| ~ trade acceptance | a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptance. |
| ~ bank draft, banker's draft | a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bank. |
| ~ dividend warrant | an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paid. |
| ~ money order, postal order | a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post office. |
| ~ banker's acceptance, acceptance | banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. |
| ~ bank check, check, cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money.; "he paid all his bills by check" |
| ~ sight bill, sight draft | a draft payable on presentation. |
| ~ time bill, time draft | a draft payable at a specified future date. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. draft, draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle). |
| ~ updraft | a strong upward air current. |
| ~ downdraft | a strong downward air current. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. draft, rough drawing | a preliminary sketch of a design or picture. |
| ~ sketch, study | preliminary drawing for later elaboration.; "he made several studies before starting to paint" |
| n. (food) | 4. draft, draught, potation, tipple | a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg.; "they served beer on draft" |
| ~ quaff | a hearty draft. |
| ~ drink | a single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| n. (communication) | 5. draft, draft copy | any of the various versions in the development of a written work.; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution" |
| ~ text, textual matter | the words of something written.; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" |
| n. (attribute) | 6. draft, draught | the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded). |
| ~ depth, deepness | the extent downward or backward or inward.; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. draft | a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace. |
| ~ regulator | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. draft, draught | a dose of liquid medicine.; "he took a sleeping draft" |
| ~ dose, dosage | a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time. |
| n. (act) | 9. conscription, draft, muster, selective service | compulsory military service. |
| ~ militarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation | act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:.; "mobilization of the troops" |
| ~ levy en masse, levy | the act of drafting into military service. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (act) | 10. draft, draught, gulp, swig | a large and hurried swallow.; "he finished it at a single gulp" |
| ~ deglutition, swallow, drink | the act of swallowing.; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" |
| n. (act) | 11. draft, draught, drawing | the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling. |
| ~ pull, pulling | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you.; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back" |
| v. (creation) | 12. draft, outline | draw up an outline or sketch for something.; "draft a speech" |
| ~ authorship, penning, writing, composition | the act of creating written works.; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship" |
| ~ indite, pen, write, compose | produce a literary work.; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels" |
| v. (competition) | 13. draft, enlist, muster in | engage somebody to enter the army. |
| ~ levy, recruit, raise | cause to assemble or enlist in the military.; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers" |
| ~ enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe, enter | register formally as a participant or member.; "The party recruited many new members" |
| v. (creation) | 14. blueprint, draft, draught | make a blueprint of. |
| ~ design, plan | make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form.; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" |
| wind | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| ~ airstream | a relatively well-defined prevailing wind. |
| ~ calm air, calm | wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ breeze, gentle wind, zephyr, air | a slight wind (usually refreshing).; "the breeze was cooled by the lake"; "as he waited he could feel the air on his neck" |
| ~ chinook, chinook wind, snow eater | a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies. |
| ~ harmattan | a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter. |
| ~ crosswind | wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ foehn, fohn | a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps. |
| ~ khamsin | an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring. |
| ~ santa ana | a strong hot dry wind that blows in winter from the deserts of southern California toward the Pacific Coast. |
| ~ high wind | a very strong wind.; "rain and high winds covered the region" |
| ~ headwind | wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ catabatic wind, katabatic wind | a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air. |
| ~ tailwind | wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft. |
| ~ doldrums | a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific. |
| ~ east wind, easterly, easter | a wind from the east. |
| ~ northwest wind, northwester | a wind from the northwest. |
| ~ sou'wester, southwester | a strong wind from the southwest. |
| ~ sou'easter, southeaster | a strong wind from the southeast. |
| ~ gale | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale. |
| ~ gust, blast, blow | a strong current of air.; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
| ~ monsoon | a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter. |
| ~ monsoon | any wind that changes direction with the seasons. |
| ~ boreas, north wind, norther, northerly | a wind that blows from the north. |
| ~ prevailing wind | the predominant wind direction.; "the prevailing wind is from the southwest" |
| ~ samiel, simoom, simoon | a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa. |
| ~ south wind, souther, southerly | a wind from the south. |
| ~ squall | sudden violent winds; often accompanied by precipitation. |
| ~ thermal | rising current of warm air. |
| ~ draft, draught | a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle). |
| ~ atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" |
| ~ west wind, wester | wind that blows from west to east. |
| ~ air | a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of.; "air pollution"; "a smell of chemicals in the air"; "open a window and let in some air"; "I need some fresh air" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. wind | a tendency or force that influences events.; "the winds of change" |
| ~ influence | the effect of one thing (or person) on another.; "the influence of mechanical action" |
| n. (act) | 3. wind | breath.; "the collision knocked the wind out of him" |
| ~ breathing out, exhalation, expiration | the act of expelling air from the lungs. |
| n. (communication) | 4. idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind | empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk.; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" |
| ~ talk, talking | an exchange of ideas via conversation.; "let's have more work and less talk around here" |
| n. (communication) | 5. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind | an indication of potential opportunity.; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" |
| ~ counseling, counselling, guidance, counsel, direction | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. wind, wind instrument | a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breath. |
| ~ bell | the flared opening of a tubular device. |
| ~ brass instrument, brass | a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece. |
| ~ free-reed instrument | a wind instrument with a free reed. |
| ~ kazoo | a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound when you hum into the mouthpiece. |
| ~ embouchure, mouthpiece | the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly. |
| ~ musical instrument, instrument | any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds. |
| ~ ocarina, sweet potato | egg-shaped terra cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes. |
| ~ pipe organ, organ | wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard. |
| ~ organ pipe, pipework, pipe | the flues and stops on a pipe organ. |
| ~ pipe | a tubular wind instrument. |
| ~ post horn | wind instrument used by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries. |
| ~ whistle | a small wind instrument that produces a whistling sound by blowing into it. |
| ~ woodwind, woodwind instrument, wood | any wind instrument other than the brass instruments. |
| n. (act) | 7. breaking wind, fart, farting, flatus, wind | a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus. |
| ~ inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus. |
| n. (act) | 8. twist, wind, winding | the act of winding or twisting.; "he put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| v. (motion) | 9. meander, thread, wander, weave, wind | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course.; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ snake | move along a winding path.; "The army snaked through the jungle" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| v. (stative) | 10. curve, twist, wind | extend in curves and turns.; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ circumvolute | wind or turn in volutions, especially in an inward spiral, as of snail. |
| ~ spiral | form a spiral.; "The path spirals up the mountain" |
| ~ snake | form a snake-like pattern.; "The river snakes through the valley" |
| v. (contact) | 11. roll, twine, wind, wrap | arrange or or coil around.; "roll your hair around your finger"; "Twine the thread around the spool"; "She wrapped her arms around the child" |
| ~ spool | wind onto a spool or a reel. |
| ~ reel | wind onto or off a reel. |
| ~ ball | form into a ball by winding or rolling.; "ball wool" |
| ~ clew, clue | roll into a ball. |
| ~ coil, curl, loop | wind around something in coils or loops. |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (perception) | 12. nose, scent, wind | catch the scent of; get wind of.; "The dog nosed out the drugs" |
| ~ smell | inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense. |
| v. (contact) | 13. wind, wind up | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem.; "wind your watch" |
| ~ tighten, fasten | make tight or tighter.; "Tighten the wire" |
| ~ turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense.; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs" |
| v. (contact) | 14. wind, wreathe | form into a wreath. |
| ~ enlace, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine, entwine | spin,wind, or twist together.; "intertwine the ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope"; "intertwined hearts" |
| v. (contact) | 15. hoist, lift, wind | raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help.; "hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car" |
| ~ trice, trice up | hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope. |
| ~ lift, elevate, raise, get up, bring up | raise from a lower to a higher position.; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load" |
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