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English meaning

  • administer verb To manage, oversee, or run something, such as an organization, program, or set of rules.
  • hoist verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
  • intact adj Whole and undamaged; not touched or spoiled in any way.
  • lift verb To raise something to a higher position.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  • put up phrasal verb To build, erect or fix something in a raised position so that it can be seen or used.
  • uplift verb To raise someone's mood, spirits, or status.

Senses

举 is used for these senses in English:

  • administer (transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.
  • go up (intransitive) To move upwards.
  • hoist (transitive) 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).
  • intact Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied or otherwise damaged.
  • lift To try to raise something; to exert the strength for raising or bearing.
  • pick up (transitive) To learn, to grasp; to begin to understand; to realize.
  • post (transitive) To hang (a notice) in a conspicuous manner for general review.
  • put up (transitive) To place in a high location.

administer — full definition

  1. verb To manage, oversee, or run something, such as an organization, program, or set of rules.
  2. verb To give someone a drug, treatment, or dose.

hoist — full definition

  1. verb To raise or lift something up, often using ropes, pulleys, or machinery.
  2. verb Informal: to steal.
  3. noun A device used for lifting heavy loads.

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