heist

Meaning

Noun

1. A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
2. A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.

Verb

To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

Synonyms

stickup

holdup

snatch

burgle

burglarize

rip-off

thieve

burglarise

rob

robbery

armed robbery

pillage

pillaging

pirate

plunder

purloin

raid

ransack

reave

rip off

rolling

spoliation

steal

stick up

spoilation

despoilation

bag

bereave

foray

gig

harry

hold up

job

loot

mug

mugging

Pronounced as (IPA)

/haɪst/

Etymology

Probably pronunciation variation of hoist.