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What (who) is Hoisted - definition
Hoisted
·Impf & ·p.p. of Hoist.
Hoist with his own petard
IDIOM
Hoisted by my own petard; Petard hoist; Hoisted by their own petard
"Hoist with his own petard" is a phrase from a speech in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet that has become proverbial. The phrase's meaning is that a bomb-maker is lifted ("hoist") off the ground with his own bomb (a "petard" is a small explosive device), and indicates an ironic reversal, or poetic justice.
hoist
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Hoisting; Hoists; Hoist (disambiguation)
I. v. a.
Raise, lift, elevate, heave, raise up.
II. n.
Lift, heave.
Examples of use of Hoisted
1. It was last hoisted in Washington DC few years ago.
2. Soon Eric hoisted himself – ooof! – back on to his feet.
3. The Italian flag was hoisted after the payment was settled.
4. In Jeddah, Consul General Ali Akbar hoisted the national flag.
5. The large Korean Peninsula flag was hoisted with due ceremony.