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单词 heist
释义

heist

1 of 2

verb

ˈhīst How to pronounce heist (audio)
heisted; heisting; heists

transitive verb

1
chiefly dialectal : hoist
2
a
: to commit armed robbery on
b
: steal sense 1a

heist

2 of 2

noun

: armed robbery : holdup
also : theft

Synonyms

Verb

  • appropriate
  • boost [slang]
  • filch
  • hook
  • lift
  • misappropriate
  • nick [British slang]
  • nip
  • pilfer
  • pinch
  • pocket
  • purloin
  • rip off
  • snitch
  • steal
  • swipe
  • thieve

Noun

  • grab
  • pinch
  • rip-off
  • snatching
  • swiping
  • theft
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Example Sentences

Verb a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet Noun it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Shohei Ohtani is the greatest player on the planet, scarcely pausing to heist that title from teammate Mike Trout. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2022 The movie chronicles the red sanders heist in the hills of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021 How can attempting to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe not be fun? Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Oct. 2021 Dieter is brought in to help heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe. Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2021 The initial part of the chase — where Washington Protagonist and his partner, Neil, played by Robert Pattinson, heist an object from a moving truck — was rehearsed and filmed as a complete sequence. Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2020 McGrady and Lakers executive Jerry West, who heisted Bryant from the Hornets during the 1996 NBA Draft, checked in via video. Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020 And two, how does one go about heisting the world’s largest land animal? Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 12 Nov. 2019 Houston bank branches have been hit with a steady beat of armored truck heists in recent years that involve brazen attacks on couriers. Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2019
Noun
About $3 million worth of NFTs from the Bored Ape Yacht Club universe was stolen by hackers who gained access to the collection’s official Instagram page to pull off the heist. Declan Harty, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2022 Does Danny have an ingenious plan to pull off a heist of $32 million? Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 Mar. 2022 When thieves broke into a Brink’s tractor-trailer and stole millions of dollars of jewelry in a late-night heist at an Interstate 5 truck stop last month, one of the drivers was asleep in the vehicle’s sleeping berth, the company says. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2022 There is no larger purpose to this the way there was with the mall heist. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2022 Visitors learned about the painting's daring heist from the University of Arizona Museum of Art in 1985 and surprising recovery three decades later in a New Mexico antique store. Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2022 But when a daring heist brings together the FBI’s top profiler (Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gadot, Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 27 Oct. 2021 Swanson added that between 25 and 30 bags were stolen from the truck during the heist. Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 18 July 2022 Police in Georgia are searching for a bank robbery suspect who tried to thwart authorities by dressing up as an elderly woman during a heist. Fox News, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

variant of hoist entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1930, in the meaning defined above

heist 1 of 2

noun

as in theft
an instance of theft it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • theft
  • burglary
  • grab
  • snatching
  • stickup
  • holdup
  • swiping
  • mugging
  • rip-off
  • break-in
  • pinch

heist

2 of 2

verb

as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • steal
  • swipe
  • thieve
  • rob
  • pilfer
  • purloin
  • snitch
  • lift
  • pocket
  • grab
  • filch
  • snatch
  • loot
  • hook
  • appropriate
  • hijack
  • pinch
  • nip
  • rip off
  • nick
  • burglarize
  • plunder
  • misappropriate
  • pillage
  • boost
  • sack
  • seize
  • kidnap
  • take
  • walk off with
  • carjack
  • run off with
  • rifle
  • shoplift
  • pick
  • knock over
  • make away with
  • make off with
  • abduct
  • poach
  • highjack
  • spirit
  • shanghai
  • grasp
  • nail
  • collar
  • sponge
  • rustle
  • mooch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • purchase
  • buy
  • present
  • contribute
  • give
  • donate
  • hand over
  • bestow
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