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heist

/haɪst/noun, verb1 syllable

Heist means: robbery at gunpoint.

Synonyms for heist7

noun, as in robbery at gunpoint

armed robbery, holdup, stickup

noun, as in the act of stealing

rip-off

verb, as in commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

burglarize, burglarise, burgle

What does heist mean?3

noun

1

robbery at gunpoint

2

the act of stealing

verb

1

commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with heist?6

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Heist in a sentence

  • Theft is a crime, a bank heist is a serious crime.vxern
  • The thieves divvied up the proceeds from their heist.darinmex
  • Police revealed that the heist was the work of professionals.Amastan
  • He may somehow be involved in the heist.Amastan
  • Damiano put on a mask to begin the heist.Amastan
  • Gunter asked if Rima had something to do with the heist.Amastan
  • Bruno blamed Rima for the disastrous outcome of the heist.Amastan
  • A gangster wouldn't do that. This heist is small-time.Myrano_

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Forms of heist

as a noun

plural
heists

as a verb

third-person singular
heists
present participle
heisting
past participle
heisted
past tense
heisted