heists

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/haɪsts/

A form of heist — A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

heists1

noun
  1. pluralplural of heist

    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.

    2014 August 21, “A brazen heist in Paris [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2020
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of heist

Heists2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Heist

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Chicago

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