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Heist   /haɪst/   Listen
Heist

noun
1.
The act of stealing.  Synonym: rip-off.
2.
Robbery at gunpoint.  Synonyms: armed robbery, holdup, stickup.






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"Heist" Quotes from Famous Books



... epoch, the masculine virtues of that excellent generation; all this set off by the fine costume of the time, so admirably combining grace and dignity; those gorgets, those doublets, those black mantles, those silken scarves and ribbons, those arms and banners. In this field stand preeminent Van der Heist, Hals, ...
— Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 (of 10) • Various

... heist a bit o' a white rag an' offer to swop pris'ners. They'll understan' it, and come to tarms, I'll be boun'. That putty leetle gal with the long har's head chief's darter, an' the rest belongs to main men o' the tribe: I picked 'em for that. Besides, thur's Dacoma an' the ...
— The Scalp Hunters • Mayne Reid



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