heist

[ hahyst ]
/ haɪst /
Slang.
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noun

a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.

verb (used with object)

to take unlawfully, especially in a robbery or holdup; steal: to heist a million dollars' worth of jewels.
to rob or hold up.

Origin of heist

1925–30, Americanism; alteration of hoist

OTHER WORDS FROM heist

heist·er, noun

Words nearby heist

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Words related to heist

caper, larceny, break-in, theft, holdup, stickup, pilferage, sting, rip-off, crime

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British Dictionary definitions for heist

heist
/ (haɪst) slang, mainly US and Canadian /

noun

a robbery

verb

(tr) to steal or burgle

Derived forms of heist

heister, noun

Word Origin for heist

variant of hoist