heist

heist  (hst) 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.

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[Alteration of hoist.]

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heist [haɪst] Slang chiefly US and Canadian

n

a robbery

vb

(tr) to steal or burgle

[variant of hoist]

heister  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heist - the act of stealing                   rip-off robbery - larceny by threat of violence jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
	2.	heist - robbery at gunpoint                   armed robbery, holdup, stickup robbery - larceny by threat of violence
Verb	1.	heist - commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling burglarise, burglarize, burgle steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"

Translations

heist [haɪst]

A. N (= hold-up) → atraco m a mano armada

B. VT → robar a mano armada

heist [ˈhaɪst] n (mainly US) (= hold-up) → casse m

heist (esp US inf)

n → Raubüberfall m

vt → rauben

heist [haɪst] n (Am) (fam) (hold-up) → rapina

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heist [haɪst] n (Am) (fam) (hold-up) → rapina