heist /haɪst/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum. •A fiction genre in which a heist is central to the plot; a work in such a genre.It is a conventional heist play in which the drama is created less through the characters' actions than through the fact of one of them having a gun. — 2002 verb1 •To steal, rob, or hold up (something). formsheisted · heisting · heists
