HEIST Meaning of HEIST in English [heist] vt [var. of [1]hoist] (1865) 1 chiefly dial: hoist 2. slang a: to commit armed robbery on b: steal 1a [2]heist n (1930) slang: armed robbery: holdup; also: theft Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012