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")

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