"heist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /haɪst/ Audio: En-au-heist.ogg Forms: heists [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪst Etymology: Probably pronunciation variation of hoist. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} heist (countable and uncountable, plural heists)
  1. A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a robbery or burglary): кражба (kražba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), грабеж (grabež) [masculine] (Bulgarian), robatori [masculine] (Catalan), atracament [masculine] (Catalan), loupež [feminine] (Czech), krádež [feminine] (Czech), roof [masculine] (Dutch), ryöstö (Finnish), keikka [slang] (Finnish), braquage (english: robbery) [masculine] (French), casse (english: burglary) [masculine] (French), roubo [masculine] (Galician), asalto [masculine] (Galician), ძარცვა (ʒarcva) (Georgian), Raub [masculine] (German), Raubzug [masculine] (German), Einbruch [masculine] (German), Überfall [masculine] (German), चोरी (corī) [feminine] (Hindi), डाका (ḍākā) [masculine] (Hindi), rapina [feminine] (Italian), കൊള്ള (koḷḷa) (Malayalam), ran [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), plyndring [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), skok [masculine] (Polish), napad [masculine] (Polish), roubo [masculine] (Portuguese), assalto (Portuguese), jaf [neuter] (Romanian), spargere [feminine] (Romanian), ограбле́ние (ograblénije) [neuter] (Russian), грабёж (grabjóž) [masculine] (Russian), кра́жа (kráža) [feminine] (Russian), похище́ние (poxiščénije) [neuter] (Russian), воровство́ (vorovstvó) [neuter] (Russian), krádež [feminine] (Slovak), lúpež [feminine] (Slovak), vykrádačka [feminine, slang] (Slovak), robo [masculine] (Spanish), atraco [masculine] (Spanish), stöt [common-gender] (Swedish), kupp [common-gender] (Swedish), soygun (Turkish), چوری (corī) [feminine] (Urdu), ڈاکا (ḍākā) [masculine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-heist-en-noun-g-zkLotA Disambiguation of 'a robbery or burglary': 99 1
  2. (countable, uncountable) A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heist-en-noun-qaXUtjV-

Verb

IPA: /haɪst/ Audio: En-au-heist.ogg Forms: heists [present, singular, third-person], heisting [participle, present], heisted [participle, past], heisted [past]
Rhymes: -aɪst Etymology: Probably pronunciation variation of hoist. Head templates: {{en-verb}} heist (third-person singular simple present heists, present participle heisting, simple past and past participle heisted)
  1. (transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something). Tags: transitive Derived forms: heister Translations (to steal, rob or hold up something): крада (krada) (Bulgarian), ограбвам (ograbvam) (Bulgarian), robar (Catalan), atracar (Catalan), ukrást [perfective] (Czech), uloupit [perfective] (Czech), beroven (Dutch), roven (Dutch), ryöstää (Finnish), voler (French), asaltar (Galician), roubar (Galician), rauben (German), stehlen (German), കൊള്ളയടിക്കുക (koḷḷayaṭikkuka) (Malayalam), plyndre (Norwegian Bokmål), rane (Norwegian Bokmål), rabować [imperfective] (Polish), roubar (Portuguese), jefui (Romanian), красть (krastʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), гра́бить (grábitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), robar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-heist-en-verb-pH7scxQV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 20 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 18 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 21 32 47 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 17 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 12 23 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 16 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 10 16 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 14 28 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 31 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 28 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 14 26 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 16 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 19 28 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 17 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 26 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 26 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 9 23 68

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2014 August 21, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times",
          "text": "The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.",
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          "word": "കൊള്ള"
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          "roman": "vorovstvó",
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          "ref": "2002, Theatre Record, volume 22, numbers 10-18, page 1177",
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          "ref": "2008 March 6, Robert Wilonsky, “Fast and Loose”, in Riverfront Times, volume 32, number 10, page 28",
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ograbvam",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "ограбвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "robar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "atracar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ukrást"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uloupit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "beroven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "roven"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "ryöstää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "voler"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "asaltar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "roubar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "rauben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "stehlen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "koḷḷayaṭikkuka",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "കൊള്ളയടിക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "plyndre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "rane"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "rabować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "roubar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "jefui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "krastʹ",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "красть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grábitʹ",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гра́бить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to steal, rob or hold up something",
      "word": "robar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "heist"
}

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