heist
verb/haɪst/
/haɪst/
(informal, especially North American English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they heist | /haɪst/ /haɪst/ |
| he / she / it heists | /haɪsts/ /haɪsts/ |
| past simple heisted | /ˈhaɪstɪd/ /ˈhaɪstɪd/ |
| past participle heisted | /ˈhaɪstɪd/ /ˈhaɪstɪd/ |
| -ing form heisting | /ˈhaɪstɪŋ/ /ˈhaɪstɪŋ/ |
- heist something to steal something valuable from a shop or bankTopics Crime and punishmentc2Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): representing a local pronunciation of hoist.
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