hoist
     n : lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
     v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
          the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {lift}, {wind}]
     2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the
        patient onto the operating table"
     3: raise; "hoist the flags"; "hoist a sail" [syn: {run up}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0