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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

/ ɪ /

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

  • ˈ𾱲ٱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 𾱲İ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of heist1

1925–30, Americanism; alteration of hoist
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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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