Effect and Hoist

Effect

Effect verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Hoist and effect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hoist" instead a verb "Effect".

Hoist

Hoist verb - To lift with effort.

Effect and hoist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effect" instead a verb "Hoist".

Nearby Words: hoisted, hoisting

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

body effect body hoist body
show effect show hoist show
times effect times hoist times

Both words in one sentence

  • Hoist by His Own Petard: With friendly fire in full effect, this is entirely possible.
  • Film / The Magnificent Seven (2016) Hoist by His Own Petard: In one of the most literal examples of this trope, the stockpiles of dynamite from Bogue's own mine are used to great effect to decimate his forces.
  • Hoist By Her Own Petard: In one of her duels with Ember, Iggwiliv, summons Gears' Il Mathman and later sacrifices it order to activate an effect, only for Ember to use a card that Minerva gave her to summon Il Mathman to her field and promptly finish Iggwiliv off.
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