verb
- to lift or pull something abruptly or with a sudden jerk
Usage: informal; British
Examples
- She was hoicking her bag onto her shoulder when the strap broke.
- He spent the morning hoicking weeds out of the garden.
- The fisherman was hoicking his net up from the water.
- Stop hoicking at your collar like that.
- They were hoicking the heavy boxes up the stairs.
- She kept hoicking her skirt up as she climbed the fence.