EGAVE

heist

About 0.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
  2. noun A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.
  3. verb To steal, rob, or hold up (something).

Similar words

stickup burgle burglarize armed robbery rip-off holdup robbery burglary stolen theft

Often followed by

and in of was that at movie is film

Word family

heisted heisting heists

Save “heist” to learn later