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filch
To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer
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  1. To steal (usually something small or petty); pilfer
  2. To take (something, especially something of little value) in a furtive manner; snitch.
pilfer
To steal (a small amount or item).
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  1. To steal (a small amount or item).
  2. To steal or filch.
purloin
To steal, especially in a stealthy way.
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  1. To steal, especially in a stealthy way.
  2. To steal; filch
  3. To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
snatch
To try to grasp or seize a thing suddenly; grab (at)
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  1. To try to grasp or seize a thing suddenly; grab (at)
  2. (Sports) To raise (a weight) in one quick, uninterrupted motion from the floor to a position over the lifter's head.
  3. To get (a small amount of sleep).
steal
To get, take, or give slyly, surreptitiously, or without permission
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  1. To get, take, or give slyly, surreptitiously, or without permission
  2. To move, put, carry, or convey surreptitiously or stealthily (in, into, from, away, etc.)
  3. (Baseball) To gain (a base) safely without the help of a hit, walk, or error, usually by running to it from another base while the pitch is being delivered
thieve
(Intransitive): To commit theft.
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  1. (Intransitive): To commit theft.
  2. To take (something) by theft or commit theft.
  3. To commit, or get by, theft
lift
To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
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  1. To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:
  2. To reduce the sagging of (the face, breasts, etc.) by means of cosmetic surgery
  3. To uplift; elate:
swipe
(Informal) To hit with a hard, sweeping blow
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  1. (Informal) To hit with a hard, sweeping blow
  2. To pass (a credit card or other magnetically encoded card) across or through an electronic device that reads it
  3. (Slang) To steal; pilfer
cop
To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.
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  1. To take unlawfully or without permission; steal.
  2. To buy (drugs)
  3. To get hold of; gain or win:
hook
To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
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  1. To catch, suspend, or connect with a hook.
  2. To fasten by a hook.
  3. (Basketball) To shoot (a ball) in a hook shot.
nip
To give a nip or nips
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  1. To give a nip or nips
  2. To take (the property of another) unlawfully; steal.
  3. To move quickly; dart.
pinch
To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight:
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  1. To cause pain or discomfort to (a part of the body) by pressing or being too tight:
  2. To move (something) with a pinch bar.
  3. To draw a thumb and a finger together on a touchschreen to cause the image to become smaller.
snitch
To be an informer; tattle (on)
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  1. To be an informer; tattle (on)
  2. To act as an informer:
  3. To steal (usually something of little value); pilfer
rob
To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone):
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  1. To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone):
  2. (--- popularly) To steal something from in any way, as by embezzlement or burglary
  3. (--- Law) To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
stick up
To put up by sticking.
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  1. To put up by sticking.
  2. (Intransitive) To protect one's status.
  3. (Idiomatic) To rob at gunpoint.
holdup
The act of stopping forcibly and robbing
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  1. The act of stopping forcibly and robbing
  2. (Physics) The amount of fissionable material being processed or in storage for irradiation in a reactor cycle
  3. An armed robbery.
robbery
The illegal stealing or taking of another’s property from that person or another by violence or by threat of violence; aggravated larceny. The personal threat of violence and implicit fear on the part of the victim are essential in order to distinguish robbery from burglary. The illegal stealing or taking of another’s property from that person or another by violence or by threat of violence; aggravated larceny. The personal threat of violence and implicit fear on the part of the victim are essential in order to distinguish robbery from burglary.
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  1. The illegal stealing or taking of another’s property from that person or another by violence or by threat of violence; aggravated larceny. The personal threat of violence and implicit fear on the part of the victim are essential in order to distinguish robbery from burglary. The illegal stealing or taking of another’s property from that person or another by violence or by threat of violence; aggravated larceny. The personal threat of violence and implicit fear on the part of the victim are essential in order to distinguish robbery from burglary.
  2. Act or practice of robbing
stickup
A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
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  1. A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
  2. A robbery, especially at gunpoint.
  3. A robbery at gunpoint
Find another word for heist. In this page you can discover 28 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for heist, like: filch, pilfer, purloin, snatch, steal, thieve, lift, swipe, cop, hook and nip.

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