HEIST


Meaning of HEIST in English

heist /haɪst/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: hoist ]

American English informal an act of stealing something very valuable from a shop, bank etc SYN robbery :

a jewelry heist

—heist verb [transitive]

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