stickup
1 of 2noun
stick·up ˈstik-ˌəp 
: a robbery at gunpoint : holdup
stick up
2 of 2verb
stuck up; sticking up; sticks up
intransitive verb
: to stand upright or on end : protrude
transitive verb
: to rob at gunpoint
Example Sentences
Noun He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a stickup!”.
Recent Examples on the Web
New York Times, 1 May 2022 Four defendants have been charged with a string of robberies throughout the Bay Area, including an armed stickup of a film crew at Twin Peaks that was captured in a viral video, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022 Her ex-boyfriend, who’d held the gun during the stickup and pleaded guilty to armed robbery—a more serious felony—was sentenced to four. Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 Two brothers with a Hell or High Water dynamic take a disgraced doctor and his family hostage and force him to operate on one of the bros who’s been shot in a stickup gone wrong. Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2021 After a string of armed robberies at Denver dispensaries, employees are worried about another stickup, Tiney Ricciardi reports. The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2020 Most if not all involved two robbers, in contrast to Tuesday’s stickup.Nov. 12, 12:50 a.m. Mulligan’s Bar & Grill (3518 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2020 No injuries have been reported or arrests made in any of the dozen stickups. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2020 Houston police released surveillance video this week showing a violent Waffle House stickup in which a trio of masked armed robbers burst into the restaurant and forced customers to the floor. Robert Gearty, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2019 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 Maxwell would wave, and Russell would stick up his middle finger before cackling with joy. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 To attach the antlers, drill two holes into the upper third of the pumpkin, keeping the drill bit angled down so antlers stick up, not out. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 On his, the skeletal ribs of a derelict ship stick up from the water. John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 The high school field hockey player picked the stick up again for St Andrew's Day at St Andrew's School (Kate's alma mater). Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 July 2022 But who’s going to stick up for Better Things, which had a beautiful final season and will represent a mark of TV Academy shame if Pamela Adlon is never nominated for directing? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 Although the outcome wasn’t desired, what coach Jamahl Mosley saw was a team that’s more than willing to stick up for one another in the midst of a season that’ll end with the Magic having one of the league’s bottom-two records. Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2022 Because somebody has to stick up for the worst people in the world. David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 See More
Noun
During the stickup, the gunmen killed a security guard, Peter Paige. New York Times, 1 May 2022 Four defendants have been charged with a string of robberies throughout the Bay Area, including an armed stickup of a film crew at Twin Peaks that was captured in a viral video, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2022 Her ex-boyfriend, who’d held the gun during the stickup and pleaded guilty to armed robbery—a more serious felony—was sentenced to four. Lauren Smiley, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022 Two brothers with a Hell or High Water dynamic take a disgraced doctor and his family hostage and force him to operate on one of the bros who’s been shot in a stickup gone wrong. Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2021 After a string of armed robberies at Denver dispensaries, employees are worried about another stickup, Tiney Ricciardi reports. The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2020 Most if not all involved two robbers, in contrast to Tuesday’s stickup.Nov. 12, 12:50 a.m. Mulligan’s Bar & Grill (3518 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd. oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2020 No injuries have been reported or arrests made in any of the dozen stickups. oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2020 Houston police released surveillance video this week showing a violent Waffle House stickup in which a trio of masked armed robbers burst into the restaurant and forced customers to the floor. Robert Gearty, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2019 Verb
While unquestionably the most utilitarian crossbody on this list, Baggallini’s Everyday Crossbody Bag is nothing to stick up your nose at. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 Maxwell would wave, and Russell would stick up his middle finger before cackling with joy. Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 To attach the antlers, drill two holes into the upper third of the pumpkin, keeping the drill bit angled down so antlers stick up, not out. Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022 On his, the skeletal ribs of a derelict ship stick up from the water. John Kelly, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 The high school field hockey player picked the stick up again for St Andrew's Day at St Andrew's School (Kate's alma mater). Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 31 July 2022 But who’s going to stick up for Better Things, which had a beautiful final season and will represent a mark of TV Academy shame if Pamela Adlon is never nominated for directing? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022 Although the outcome wasn’t desired, what coach Jamahl Mosley saw was a team that’s more than willing to stick up for one another in the midst of a season that’ll end with the Magic having one of the league’s bottom-two records. Khobi Price, orlandosentinel.com, 8 Apr. 2022 Because somebody has to stick up for the worst people in the world. David Marchese, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1862, in the meaning defined above
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
stick up for
phrase
1
as in justify
to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections She is known for always sticking up for what is right. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- justify
- defend
- maintain
- uphold
- stand up for
- support
- advocate
- affirm
- assert
- proclaim
- champion
- confirm
- state
- discuss
- vindicate
- insist
- protest
- espouse
- plead
- debate
- claim
- contend
- emphasize
- aver
- warrant
- argue
- avow
- underline
- profess
- stress
- underscore
- avouch
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- take back
- withdraw
- abandon
- forsake
- reverse
- retract
- switch
- recant
- refute
- abjure
- disprove
- rebut
- controvert
2
as in advocate
to promote the interests or cause of He stuck up for his colleague during the debate. Synonyms & Similar Words
- advocate
- endorse
- support
- back
- hold a brief for
- go to bat for
- stand up for
- champion
- embrace
- go in for
- plonk (for)
- plump (for)
- plunk (for)
- help
- patronize
- adopt
- assist
- aid
- indorse
- second
- reinforce
- bail out
- save
- forward
- further
- preach
- bolster
- espouse
- rescue
- side (with)
- talk up
- backstop
- buttress
- abet
- prop (up)
- boost
- advance
- reenforce
- plug
- deliver
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- interfere
- oppose
- foil
- thwart
- sabotage
- fail
- desert
- let down
- frustrate
- baffle
- disappoint
- interfaculties
- interfaculty
- interfaith
- interfamilial
- interfamily
- interfascicular cambium
- interfelted
- interfenestral
- interfenestration
- interferant
- interfere
- interfere (with)
- lightproof
- lightproofer
- lightproofest
- lightprooffer
- lightprooffest
- lightroom
- lights
- lights (on or upon)
- lights (up)
- lights (upon)
- lights into
- lights on or upon
- lights out