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heist

[ hahyst ]

noun

  1. a robbery or holdup:

    Four men were involved in the armored car heist.



verb (used with object)

  1. to take unlawfully, especially in a robbery or holdup; steal:

    to heist a million dollars' worth of jewels.

  2. to rob or hold up.

heist

/ haɪst /

noun

  1. a robbery
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to steal or burgle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈheister, noun
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Other Words From

  • heister noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heist1

1925–30, Americanism; alteration of hoist
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heist1

variant of hoist
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Example Sentences

So Silveti gathered a team of trusted DFS agents and his secretary, Estela, to plan the heist.

In the first episode, Diop hatches an elaborate plot to steal a necklace that belonged to Marie Antoinette from the Louvre—and the heists only get more innovative from there.

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Two of Netflix’s three most popular original series ever are heist dramas.

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Scammers will profit from crisis and confusion, especially if the heist is easy and risks are minimal.

Although he is imprisoned, he ultimately escapes before standing trial and goes on to pull off many other colorful heists.

Return fraud has been called the invisible heist—or “de-shopping.”

Two gunmen pulled off a daylight heist in the Diamond District and evaded every single cop.

He had his team practice the bank heist over and over, throwing in various possibilities and forecasting alternative measures.

What had started as a simple heist had now become a hostage crisis and for the next 14 hours.

The game ended with a Portuguese heist, but it began with an American gift.

As Will made his daring plunge Josh Heist on rushed to the side, and stood with starting eyes gazing at the disturbed water.

But apparently the job was a genuine heist, not a cover-up for something else.

Van der Heist and Frans Hals are sinking to the level of gifted amateurs.

Ef he should bother us I kin heist him on my back, easy enuf.

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