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Definition of heist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heist

noun
 
/haɪst/
 
/haɪst/
(informal)
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  1. an act of stealing something valuable from a shop or bank synonym robbery
    • a bank heist
    • It’s a tense thriller about a diamond heist that goes badly wrong.
    • a heist movie
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryHeist is used before these nouns:
    • movie
    Heist is used after these nouns:
    • bank
    • jewel
    • jewellery
    • …
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    Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): representing a local pronunciation of hoist.
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