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单词 heist
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heist

(haɪst)
Word forms: plural heists
countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A heist is a robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen.
[journalism]

heist in British English

(haɪst) slang, mainly US and Canadian
noun
1. 
a robbery
verb
2. (transitive)
to steal or burgle
Derived forms
heister (ˈheister)
noun
Word origin
variant of hoist

heist in American English

(haɪst)
US
noun
1.  Slang
a robbery or holdup
verb transitive
2.  Slang
to rob or steal
3.  Dialectal
hoist
Derived forms
heister (ˈheister)
noun
Word origin
< hoist

Examples of 'heist' in a sentence
heist

The biggest heist in history or a tragic series of technical failures?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
They plan a heist while passing themselves off as a string quintet.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Can he pull off the biggest heist in history?
The Sun (2007)
It concerns two detectives who attempt to crack a complex bank heist.
The Sun (2010)
The plot concerned the widows of four female armed robbers carrying out a heist planned by their deceased husbands.
The Sun (2008)
An intriguing new lead in the world's largest unsolved art heist.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What followed resembled the plot of a Hollywood heist movie.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Thankfully, this tense heist thriller is one of his finest films for years.
The Sun (2011)
Sufferers of vertigo should approach this B-movie heist thriller with caution.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It's game on as the carefully planned heist spirals into a hostage situation.
The Sun (2006)
They couldn't make money from a bank heist.
The Sun (2010)
FOUR men were in court yesterday accused of plotting a hi-tech bank heist.
The Sun (2013)
For the bigger heist they dressed as soldiers, another uniform of the Establishment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It feels like a cross between the documentary Inside Job and a heist movie.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Inside Man is a rare pleasure; a heist movie that relies on its wits rather than showy pyrotechnics.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It's a classic trick used in bank heist movies - put a still image in front of a security camera while they crack a safe.
The Sun (2009)
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