Heist - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |haɪst|  American pronunciation of the word heist
Brit.  |haɪst|  British pronunciation of the word heist

noun

- the act of stealing (syn: rip-off)
- robbery at gunpoint (syn: holdup)

verb

- commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling (syn: burglarize, burgle)

Extra examples

...a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet...

...it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history...

The police caught the plotters of the bank heist.

...we'll need someone to be our wheelman for the heist...

Word forms

noun
singular: heist
plural: heists
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