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Heist

noun/hˌaɪpɚpˈiːʒə/
Definition
the act of stealing
robbery at gunpoint
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˌaɪpɚpˈiːʒə/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈaɪst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈaɪst/
1 syllable Say it as /hˌaɪpɚpˈiːʒə/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
armed robberyholduprip-offburgleburglarizeburglarisestickup
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of stealing
nounrobbery at gunpoint
verbcommit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Word Forms
heistverbcommit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
rip offverbdeprive somebody of something by deceit
hold upverbrob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
stick upverbrob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
burglarynounentering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
burglarnouna thief who enters a building with intent to steal
heistnounrobbery at gunpoint
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Raubüberfall
der Akt des Stehlens
🇫🇷French
cambriolage
l'acte de voler
🇪🇸Spanish
robo
el acto de robar
🇮🇹Italian
rapina
l'atto di rubare
🇳🇱Dutch
overval
de daad van stelen
🇵🇹Portuguese
assalto
o ato de roubar
🇷🇺Russian
ограбление
акт кражи
India
🇮🇳Hindi
लूट
चोरी करने का कार्य
🇧🇩Bengali
চুরি
চুরির কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
திருட்டு
திருடும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
దోపిడీ
దొంగిలించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
चोरी
चोरीची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
લૂંટ
ચોરી કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಳ್ಳತನ
ಕದಿಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കവർച്ച
മോഷ്ടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਚੋਰੀ
ਚੋਰੀ ਦੀ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ڈکیتی
چوری کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
抢劫
偷窃行为
🇯🇵Japanese
強盗
盗む行為
🇰🇷Korean
강탈
훔치는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vụ cướp
hành vi trộm cắp
🇹🇭Thai
ปล้น
การขโมย
🇮🇩Indonesian
perampokan
tindakan mencuri
🇲🇾Malay
rompakan
perbuatan mencuri
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سرقة
فعل السرقة
🇮🇷Persian
دزدی
عمل دزدی
🇹🇷Turkish
soygun
çalmak eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שוד
מעשה הגניבה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'heist'?
The primary meaning of 'heist' is 'the act of stealing'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'heist' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'heist' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'heist' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'heist' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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