noun
definition
A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.
definition
A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot.
verb
definition
To steal, rob or hold up (something).
Examples of heist in a Sentence
It's John's last heist and he hopes to bring in a haul worth $ 35 million dollars in gold.
Someone grabbed the dough and Dean didn't believe Baratto or the twins had either the brains or nerve to pull off a heist like that, much less stay mum about it for months.
Like a well planned bank heist they set off on their way.
Ladykillers 15/20 A gang of bank robbers pull off the perfect heist, only to be foiled by a little old lady.
Frank is waiting for his share in an old bullion heist - ' cept he's shot the other five in the meantime.
The gang of seven were sentenced at Harrow Crown Court after earlier pleading guilty to their roles in the attempted heist.
The book tells the fictional story of a criminal vs. a CID officer in a diamond heist at Heathrow.
Instead it proved a springboard for an audacious attempt to heist the match from England, mooted no doubt during tea.
Heist - Heist aired on NBC in 2006, and Alexander appeared in four episodes as the wife of one of the main characters.