Dictionary

unhoist en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + hoist.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To bring back down (something previously hoisted).
   • But before we can pursue the mystery we must unhoist ourselves from our own petard. 1973, Robin Fox, Encounter With Anthropology, page 13:
   • At a time when multipartyism had already been legalised, the people were instructed by the police to unhoist their flag at Shumba Mjini and other places. 2001, Mohammed Ali Bakari, The Democratisation Process in Zanzibar: A Retarded Transition, page 184:

Forms