Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun heist
2 senses of heist
Sense 1
heist, rip-off -- (the act of stealing)
=> robbery -- (larceny by threat of violence)
Sense 2
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup -- (robbery at gunpoint)
=> robbery -- (larceny by threat of violence)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb heist
1 sense of heist
Sense 1
burglarize, burglarise, burgle, heist -- (commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling)
=> steal -- (take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation")