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- DictionaryHeist/hīst/
noun
- 1. a robbery: "a diamond heist"
verb
- 1. steal: North American "he heisted a Pontiac"
noun. : armed robbery : holdup. also : theft. Synonyms. Verb. appropriate. boost [slang] filch. hook. lift. misappropriate. nick [British slang] nip. pilfer. pinch.
HEIST definition: 1. a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person…. Learn more.
Heist definition: a robbery or holdup. See examples of HEIST used in a sentence.
HEIST meaning: 1. a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person…. Learn more.
A heist is a robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen.
When a man with a gun walks into a bank and says, "Give me all your money," that's a heist or a robbery at gunpoint. 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.
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....
heist (noun) heist / ˈ haɪst/ noun. plural heists. Britannica Dictionary definition of HEIST. [count] chiefly US, informal. : an act of stealing something from a bank or store. bank heists. a jewel heist.
Verb. 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.
Definition of heist noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
