All heist synonyms
heist
H h noun heist
- caper β Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- larceny β 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 β an illegal entry into a home, car, office, etc.
- theft β the act of stealing; the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods or property of another; larceny.
- holdup β a forcible stopping and robbing of a person.
- stickup β a holdup; robbery.
- pilferage β the act or practice of pilfering; petty theft.
- sting β to prick or wound with a sharp-pointed, often venom-bearing organ.
- rip-off β a rent made by ripping; tear.
- crime β A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.
- robbery β the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing.
- raid β a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- swoop β to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- attack β To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- burglary β If someone commits a burglary, they enter a building by force and steal things. Burglary is the act of doing this.
- breaking and entering β (formerly) the gaining of unauthorized access to a building with intent to commit a crime or, having committed the crime, the breaking out of the building
verb heist
- ram-raid β 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 β 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 β to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- spirit away β the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- snitch β to snatch or steal; pilfer.
- purloin β to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- run with β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- housebroken β (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- burgle β If a building is burgled, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
- steal β to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- break into β If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
- stick up β a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
- housebreak β to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- grab β to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- housebreaking β to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- carry off β If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
- defalcate β to misuse or misappropriate property or funds entrusted to one
- shoplift β to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- stuck up β snobbishly conceited.
- pirating β a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- rip off β a rent made by ripping; tear.
- run off with β to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- pirated β a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- rob β to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- swipe β a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.