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    heist
    /hʌɪst/

    noun

    • 1. a robbery: "a diamond heist"

    verb

    • 1. steal: North American "he heisted a Pontiac"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › heistHeist Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. chiefly dialectal : hoist. 2. a. : to commit armed robbery on. b. : steal sense 1a. heist. 2 of 2. noun. : armed robbery : holdup. also : theft. Synonyms. Verb. appropriate. boost [ slang] filch. hook. lift. misappropriate. nick [ British slang] nip. pilfer. pinch.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › heistHEIST Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Heist definition: a robbery or holdup. See examples of HEIST used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHEIST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HEIST definition: 1. a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person…. Learn more.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHEIST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    HEIST meaning: 1. a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › heistHEIST Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Heist definition: a robbery or holdup. See examples of HEIST used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › heistHeist - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. In other words, it's a burglary. Heist can also act as a verb: "If you've heisted a diamond ring, you've stolen it."

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHEIST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A heist is a robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen. [journalism] She needs him to take part in a risky heist. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. English Quiz. Confusables. Synonyms of. 'heist'.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › heistHeist - definition of heist by The Free Dictionary

    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....

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordHEIST - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "HEIST" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.betterwordsonline.com › dictionary › heistHeist - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms & Etymology

    noun. /hʌɪst/ IPA. Dictionary definition of heist. A planned and executed theft of a large amount of money or valuable items, usually involving the use of force or deception. "The bank robbers pulled off a daring heist." Detailed meaning of heist.