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hoist

verb as in lift

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He hoisted the plate above his head like a champion prizefighter’s belt and exclaimed: “Behold! Drake’s plate!”

The quirky structure is sandwiched among three gum trees and features a secret door, indoor bar, tiki torches, hammock, and rope-and-pulley system for hoisting up supplies.

Now it’s Baker’s turn to hoist a prestige statuette.

Counting the playoffs, no player in the league was on the field more than Yoshida during a season that ended with the Galaxy captain hoisting the MLS Cup.

Most books do seem to agree on the five teams with the best odds to hoist the Lombardi Trophy a year from now — the Eagles, Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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