heist
pronunciation
How to pronounce heist in British English:
UK [haɪst]
How to pronounce heist in American English:
US [haɪst]
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- Noun:
- the act of stealing
- robbery at gunpoint
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- Verb:
- commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Word Origin
- heist
- heist: see hoist
- heist (v.)
- 1927 (in heister "shoplifter, thief"), American English slang, probably a dialectal alteration of hoist "lift," in sense of "shoplift," also in older British slang "to lift another on one's shoulders to help him break in." As a noun, from 1936.
Example
- 1. It was the biggest heist in american history .
- 2. I mean I did one investigation of a $ 35 million heist in stockholm , sweden .
- 3. It had not been much of a heist ; he said his accomplice " got some change " but he got nothing .
- 4. Another operation I was involved in , it was the largest heist in spanish history , involving 17 paintings worth $ 65 million .
- 5. Former flying squad commander roy ramm said the initial silence from detectives news of the heist was not made public for five days indicated they had a line of inquiry .