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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /haɪst/
heist means: A planned theft, especially of money or valuable objects from a bank or museum.
noun
A planned theft, especially of money or valuable objects from a bank or museum.
- The gang planned a heist.
- Police arrested three suspects after the museum heist.
- Millions of dollars were stolen in the heist.
A type of story about a planned theft, or a book or film of this type.
- We watched a heist film.
- She writes clever heist novels with surprising endings.
- The heist genre often features a team of skilled criminals.
verb
To steal something or rob a place.
- They planned to heist the jewels.
- The gang heisted a bank last summer.
- Someone had heisted all the cash from the safe.
Questions about heist
What does heist mean?
A planned theft, especially of money or valuable objects from a bank or museum.
What is heist in other languages?
Türkçe: soygun · Español: atraco · Français: braquage · Deutsch: Raubüberfall · Italiano: rapina · 日本語: 強盗
How do you pronounce heist?
It is pronounced /haɪst/.
How do you use heist in a sentence?
The gang planned a heist. Police arrested three suspects after the museum heist.
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