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English word heist comes from English -t

-t (English)

Forms the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs (leapt, kept, dreamt, etc).

hoist (English)

(intransitive) To be lifted up.. (transitive) To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).. (transitive, comptheory) To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.. (transitive, historical) To lift someone up to be flogged. A hoisting device, such as [...]

heist (English)

(transitive) To steal, rob, or hold up (something). (slang) A heist film: a film whose plot centers around an attempted robbery.. A robbery or burglary, especially from an institution such as a bank or museum.

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