Heists

//haɪsts// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of heist form-of, plural

    "The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of heist form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Heist form-of, plural

Synonyms

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armed robberyarmed robberyasportationassault and robberybanditrybank robbery

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""Tom pulled off another one of his big heists! What did he do? For crying out loud, he robbed a goddamn bank!""

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