dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/hoi_MW.json
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{
"hoi polloi":{
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"elect",
"elite",
"fat",
"flower",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"upper crust"
],
"definitions":{
": people of distinction or wealth or elevated social status : elite":[],
": the general populace : masses":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Leaning above quiet Cape Porpoise Harbor, Nunan\u2019s Lobster Hut attracts everyone from local fishermen to the hoi polloi from nearby Kennebunkport to rub elbows at its wooden tables beneath the lobster buoys hanging from its rafters. \u2014 Greg Melville, Outside Online , 24 June 2014",
"Both are complete traffic nightmares; both involve one group of people ending the night elated and drunk while another leaves despondent and drunk; both keep the big stars confined to special seating where the hoi polloi cannot even see them. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
"It was bonded to the belief that hoi polloi could take charge of their story. \u2014 Robin Givhan, Washington Post , 15 Nov. 2021",
"This has become something of a pundit subgenre after some similar encounters at restaurants went down during the Trump era, spawning talk of whether the hoi polloi needed an authoritative guide on how to interact with their betters in public. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 9 Oct. 2021",
"The New York club scene was markedly different in the early 1990s \u2014 VIP sections were rare, and stars rubbed elbows with the hoi polloi . \u2014 Elias Leight, Rolling Stone , 7 Oct. 2021",
"Biden\u2019s corporate-progressive alliance forces him to expand welfare for hoi polloi but also seeks to maintain and even expand oligarchal privileges. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 3 Oct. 2021",
"That there are a couple of gubernatorial candidates in the \u2019hood is not exactly generating chatter among the hoi polloi . \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
"Now, to be clear, this is not an obituary for those gorgeous natural ectomorphs who continue to move among us, who torment hoi polloi with their slim figures, poreless skin and Dorian Gray agelessness. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 May 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Greek, the many":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u022fi-p\u0259-\u02c8l\u022fi"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"commoners",
"commons",
"crowd",
"herd",
"mass",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"populace",
"public",
"rank and file"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173722",
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"hoick":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to move or pull abruptly : yank":[
"was hoicked out of my job",
"\u2014 Vincent Sheean"
]
},
"examples":[
"He hoicked up his trousers and waded in.",
"hoicked up his pants and hastily waded into the water",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Besides hoicking up and holding one's boobs in place, and generally shaping the silhouette, a bra also tends to hide one's nipples (unless it is made from a very sheer or flimsy fabric). \u2014 Rosalind Jana, refinery29.com , 14 May 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"probably alteration of hike entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u022fik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"buck",
"hitch",
"jerk",
"jolt",
"twitch",
"yank"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094417",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hoise":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": hoist sense 1":[],
": victimized or hurt by one's own scheme":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1509, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of hysse to hoist, perhaps from Low German hissen":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8h\u022fiz"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203437",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hoist":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an act of raising or lifting : an act of hoisting (see hoist entry 1 )":[
"gave him a hoist over the wall"
],
": an apparatus (such as a tackle or a hydraulic lift) for lifting or raising : an apparatus for hoisting (see hoist entry 1 )":[],
": drink sense 1":[
"hoist a few beers"
],
": the height of a flag when viewed flying":[
"a flag with a 20-foot hoist"
],
": to become hoisted : rise":[
"let it hoist to the upper deck"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The steel girders were hoisted into place and securely welded.",
"The engine was hoisted out with a winch.",
"The cargo was hoisted up onto the ship.",
"He stopped at a bar after work to hoist a few beers with his friends.",
"She hoisted a last-second shot that would have won the game if it had gone in.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Structurally reinforced pillars hoist the property up, creating the illusion of a floating vessel in the sky, from inside the home and from the perspective of the street below. \u2014 Brenda Richardson, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Nathan MacKinnon scored once and assisted on the tiebreaking goal, helping the Colorado Avalanche hoist the Stanley Cup in Tampa, Florida, on Sunday after a 2-1 win over the defending champion Lighting. \u2014 David K. Li, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday to meet with Ukrainian officials and hoist the Canadian flag again over his country\u2019s embassy in Kyiv. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
"Senior guard Zach Reichle said for the season\u2019s first two months, OSU guards often thought the best way to bail out the offense was to make a play or hoist a three. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Mar. 2021",
"Since at least 2005, the city has allowed groups to hold flag-raising ceremonies on City Hall Plaza, during which participants can hoist a flag of their choosing on one of the three flagpoles that stand outside the entrance to City Hall. \u2014 Melissa Quinn, CBS News , 2 May 2022",
"And Saturday was as good a day as any to hoist a beer in their honor. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 5 Mar. 2022",
"Seven of them will be in action this bowl season with a chance to snap their respective skids and hoist a bowl championship trophy. \u2014 Tom Layberger, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Morgan, who went 11-for-16 for 199 yards and a third-quarter touchdown pass to Chris Autman-Bell, led the Gophers on the sprint into the end zone to hoist the 73-year-old trophy on their home field for the first time since 2003. \u2014 Dave Campbell, chicagotribune.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As part of the analysis, researchers roll immobilized polar bears onto a net, attach the net to a hoist and then lift the bear up for a measurement of its body mass. \u2014 Evan Bush, NBC News , 16 June 2022",
"Renodo put the foam back, and the students headed down the hoist . \u2014 John Seabrook, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"All celebrated with a medal, a trophy hoist and free chocolate milk, the official drink of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 4 June 2022",
"The vote authorizes $16 million for the purchase of the aircraft, outfitting it with specialized gear like a hoist , radios, skids that allow the helicopter to land in rough terrain and a 375-gallon water tank. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 May 2022",
"Chelan County Sheriff Brian Burnett confirmed the body was recovered via helicopter hoist March 31. \u2014 Caleb Hutton, oregonlive , 4 Apr. 2022",
"Another danger: Attaching the hoist ropes to the wrong point on the triangle could cause the structure to buckle and the pieces that held it together to pop apart. \u2014 Douglas Starr, Smithsonian Magazine , 29 Mar. 2022",
"Lifeguards and firefighters worked together to rescue the man, using a helicopter hoist to lift him on a stretcher from the canyon. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Feb. 2022",
"In the dining hall, food arrives on a hoist from the ceiling. \u2014 Evan Osnos, The New Yorker , 11 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
"1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of hoise":"Verb and Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"chiefly dialectal \u02c8h\u012bst",
"\u02c8h\u022fist"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hoist Verb lift , raise , rear , elevate , hoist , heave , boost mean to move from a lower to a higher place or position. lift usually implies exerting effort to overcome resistance of weight. lift the chair while I vacuum raise carries a stronger implication of bringing up to the vertical or to a high position. scouts raising a flagpole rear may add an element of suddenness to raise . suddenly reared itself up on its hind legs elevate may replace lift or raise especially when exalting or enhancing is implied. elevated the taste of the public hoist implies lifting something heavy especially by mechanical means. hoisted the cargo on board heave implies lifting and throwing with great effort or strain. heaved the heavy crate inside boost suggests assisting to climb or advance by a push. boosted his brother over the fence",
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"heave",
"heft",
"jack (up)",
"upheave"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084301",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hoity-toity":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": marked by an air of assumed importance : highfalutin":[
"a hoity-toity college professor",
"The restaurant was too hoity-toity for my tastes."
],
": thoughtless giddy behavior":[],
": thoughtlessly silly or frivolous : flighty":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1668, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"rhyming compound from English dialect hoit to play the fool":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u012b-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u012b-t\u0113",
"\u02cch\u022fi-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u022fi-t\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221732",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
}
}