escalator vs hoist

escalator

noun
  • A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another. 

  • An escalator clause. 

  • Anything that escalates. 

  • An upward or progressive course. 

hoist

noun
  • A hoisting device, such as pulley or crane. 

  • The position of a flag (on a mast) or of a sail on a ship when lifted up to its highest level. 

  • The position of a main fore-and-aft topsail on a ship and fore fore-and-aft topsail on a ship. 

  • The act of hoisting; a lift. 

  • The triangular vertical position of a flag, as opposed to the flying state, or triangular vertical position of a sail, when flying from a mast. 

verb
  • To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization. 

  • To rob. 

  • To be lifted up. 

  • To lift someone up to be flogged. 

  • To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight). 

  • To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory. 

  • To steal. 

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