Home › Words › H › hoisehoise/hɔɪz/hoise means to hoist.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hoise ranks #10,770 of 42,752 for Qualifying.hoise is pronounced /hɔɪz/.EtymologyProbably from Middle Dutch hisen (modern Dutch hijsen) or Middle Low German hissen. Compare hoist, the modern form.verbTo hoist.To hoist, be raised.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).