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heist
[ hahyst ]
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.
heist
/ ɪ /
noun
- a robbery
verb
- tr to steal or burgle
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- İ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heist1
variant of hoist
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Mike says it felt like they were "planning a heist".
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He told the court he had become involved in the Geneva museum heist in order to pay off a debt he owed Kelly.
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They believed their heist was a success as they made off with the contents of hundreds of deposit boxes.
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Now, more than five years on, a total of three men have been convicted in connection to the heist.
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Jones, 39, from Oxford, visited the palace for a second time the day before the heist, and took pictures of the golden toilet, a lock on the door and a nearby window.
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