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- Dictionaryheist/hʌɪst/
noun
- 1. a robbery: "a diamond heist"
verb
- 1. steal: North American "he heisted a Pontiac"
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HEIST definition: 1. a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person…. Learn more.
noun. : armed robbery : holdup. also : theft. Synonyms. Verb. appropriate. boost [ slang] filch. hook. lift. misappropriate. nick [ British slang] nip. pilfer. pinch.
Heist, pronounced "hīst," is a slang word for an armed robbery. It's also a slang word used to describe the act of stealing or breaking into someone's house to steal their stuff.
Heist definition: a robbery or holdup. See examples of HEIST used in a sentence.
Define heist. heist synonyms, heist pronunciation, heist translation, English dictionary definition of heist. Slang tr.v. heist·ed , heist·ing , heists 1. To steal: heisted the collection of jewels from the museum. 2. To hold up; rob. n. A robbery; a burglary....
A heist is a robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen.
Noun. Filter. verb. heists. To rob or steal. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To hold up; rob. American Heritage. Hoist. Webster's New World. Synonyms: burgle. burglarise. burglarize. knock off. stick up. rob. hold up. hook. cop. swipe. lift. thieve. steal. snatch. purloin.
HEIST meaning: 1. a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person…. Learn more.
Definition of heist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to take unlawfully, especially in a robbery or holdup; steal: to heist a million dollars' worth of jewels.
