heist
heist · heists
похищение, ограбление, кража, воровство
Einbruch, Überfall, Raub, Raubzug
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museumA robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
/haɪst/
» Sami's heist was a huge fiasco.
OsoHombre · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
Raub, Raubzug, Einbruch
ограбле́ниеograblénije, грабёжgrabjóž, кра́жаkráža
(countable, uncountable)A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.
More definitions
- the act of stealing
- robbery at gunpoint
Examples
16 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a robbery or burglary:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a robbery or burglary:
Origin
Probably pronunciation variation of hoist.Probably pronunciation variation of hoist.
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Forms
plural: heistsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the act of stealing:rip-off
- robbery at gunpoint:armed robberyholdupstickup
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcyberheist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable