heist

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see also: Heist

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhaɪst/

Noun

heist

1. A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
2. (uncountable, colloquial) A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot.
   • 2008 March 6, Robert Wilonsky, "Fast and Loose", ''Riverfront Times volume 32 number 10, page 28,

     The Bank Job is also the first proper Jason Statham movie since his days banging about in Guy Ritchie's early heists.

Translations

• French: braquage robbery, casse burglary
• German: Raub, Raubzug, Einbruchdiebstahl
• Portuguese: roubo, assalto
• Russian: ограбле́ние
• Spanish: robo

Verb

heist (heists, present participle heisting; past and past participle heisted)

1. (transitive) To steal, rob or hold up (something).

Translations

• French: voler
• German: rauben, stehlen
• Portuguese: roubar
• Russian: красть
• Spanish: robar

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Heist

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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