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Type Words
Synonyms burglarise, burglarize, burgle
Type of steal, rip, rip off
Type Words
Synonyms armed robbery, holdup, stickup
Type of robbery
Type Words
Synonyms rip-off
Type of robbery

Examples of heist

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The heist itself comes far too late, and is preceded by too much unfunny comedy.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Meanwhile, the team's leader, Hatcher, is planning the most audacious heist yet.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The men also are accused in the armed heist of a Hackensack, N.J., jewelry shop.
From the bostonherald.com
Despite his misgivings about Russell, Squirrel gives the go-ahead for the heist.
From the stltoday.com
Jones is a suspect in the ATM Solutions heist in August that netted $9 million.
From the stltoday.com
An armored van was found on Evans Street on Aug. 2, 2010, the day of the heist.
From the stltoday.com
During the quick heist, one man threw a chair at the robbers to try to stop them.
From the ocregister.com
Meanwhile, the Cape and Orwell learn a gang is planning a heist aboard the train.
From the omaha.com
Jones, of course, lost a 3-2 decision in the biggest heist since the Brink's job.
From the philly.com
More examples
  • Burglarize: commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
  • The act of stealing
  • Armed robbery: robbery at gunpoint
  • Lorenz Heister (Latin: Laurentius Heister) (19 September 1683 - 18 April 1758) was a German anatomist, surgeon and botanist born in Frankfurt am Main.
  • Heist is a one-off 2008 television comedy-drama, written by Peter Harness and directed by Justin Hardy. It was completed at the end of 2006 and first broadcast on 23 April 2008 on BBC Four as part of its Medieval season. ...
  • Heist is a 2001 crime film, written and directed by David Mamet, which stars Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Sam Rockwell.
  • Heist is an American television series that premiered March 22, 2006, on NBC, but was almost immediately canceled due to low ratings. ...
  • Heist (marketed as HEI$T) is a cancelled video game that was under development by inXile Entertainment and would have been published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. ...
  • The Heist is a 2001 heist film. It was written and directed by Kurt Voss, and stars Ice-T and Luke Perry. It was released Straight to DVD on August 14, 2001.