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heist



Pronunciation: (hīst), [key] Slang.

—n.
a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.

—v.t.
1. to take unlawfully, esp. in a robbery or holdup; steal: to heist a million dollars' worth of jewels.
2. to rob or hold up.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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