1. (

• heist ,
• rip-off

) the act of stealing ;

1. (

• cheat ,
• rip_off ,
• chisel ,

) deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money" ;

2. (

• steal ,
• rip_off ,
• rip

) take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation" ;

3. (

• tear_away ,
• tear_off ,
• rip_off

) remove by pulling or ripping violently and forcefully; "The passing bus tore off her side mirror" ;