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    heist

    heist - Dictionary definition and meaning for word heist

    Definition
    (noun) the act of stealing
    Synonyms : rip-off
    Definition
    (noun) robbery at gunpoint
    Synonyms : armed robbery , holdup , stickup
    Definition
    (verb) commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
    Synonyms : burglarise , burglarize , burgle
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for heist

probably a dialectal alteration of hoist "lift," in sense of "shoplift,"

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