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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)

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