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HEIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Robbery at gunpoint
Synonyms:
armed robbery; heist; holdup; stickup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("heist" is a kind of...):
robbery (larceny by threat of violence)
Derivation:
heist (commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of stealing
Synonyms:
heist; rip-off
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("heist" is a kind of...):
robbery (larceny by threat of violence)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
Derivation:
heist (commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
Synonyms:
burglarise; burglarize; burgle; heist
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "heist" is one way to...):
rip; rip off; steal (take without the owner's consent)
"Heist" entails doing...:
break; break in (enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
heist (robbery at gunpoint)
heist (the act of stealing)
