The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word HOISTING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2004.
Block-and-tackle work crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HOISTING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Block-and-tackle work
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hoist
- pulley
- hoisting
- jigger
- hoists
- marble
- last
- tenon
- building block
- whip
- harnessed
- harnessing
Crossword Answer definitions
HOISTING verb- 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).
- To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- To lift someone up to be flogged.
- To be lifted up.
- To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
- To steal, to rob.
- The act by which something is hoisted.
- The behaviour of Javascript syntax which allows variables to be used before they are declared.
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