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hoisting

  • /ˈhɔɪstɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɔɪstɪŋ

noun hoistings

  1. The act by which something is hoisted. Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.
  2. The behaviour of JavaScript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hoist

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@misc{hoisting_2026,
  title = {hoisting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hoisting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}