heist

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahyst]
- /haɪst/
- /haɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahyst]
- /haɪst/

Definitions of heist word

noun heist a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist. 1
verb with object heist to take unlawfully, especially in a robbery or holdup; steal: to heist a million dollars' worth of jewels. 1
verb with object heist to rob or hold up. 1
noun heist Steal. 1
noun heist robbery 1
countable noun heist A heist is a robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen. 0

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Origin of heist

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30, Americanism; alteration of hoist

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Parts of speech for Heist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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heist popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for heist

noun heist

caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
larceny — the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
break-in — an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
theft — the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
holdup — a forcible stopping and robbing of a person.

verb heist

ram-raid — A ram-raid is the crime of using a car to drive into and break a shop window in order to steal things from the shop.
walk off with — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
impose on — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
snitch — to snatch or steal; pilfer.

All 43 Synonyms of heist

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