heist

== English == === Etymology === Probably pronunciation variation of hoist. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /haɪst/ Rhymes: -aɪst Hyphenation: heist === Noun === heist (countable and uncountable, plural heists) A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. (countable, uncountable) A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === heist (third-person singular simple present heists, present participle heisting, simple past and past participle heisted) (transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something). ==== Derived terms ==== heister ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === heist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === shite, Thiès, shiet, Heits, Hites, sheit, Sethi, sithe, seith, Thies == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === heist past participle of heise == Old English == === Adjective === hēist (Northumbrian) alternative form of hīehst