[count] chiefly US, informal : an act of stealing something from a bank or store
▪ bank heists ▪ a jewel heist
▪ bank heists ▪ a jewel heist
— heist verb, heists; heist·ed; heist·ing [+ obj]
▪ The jewels were heisted [=stolen] last night.
▪ The jewels were heisted [=stolen] last night.







