stickup

stick·up

S0755600 (stĭk′ŭp′)n. Slang A robbery, especially at gunpoint.

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[From the expression "Stick up your hands!".]

stick•up

(ˈstɪkˌʌp)

n. Informal. a holdup; robbery. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stickup - robbery at gunpoint armed robbery, holdup, heistrobbery - larceny by threat of violence

stickup

nounSlang. The act or crime of taking another's property unlawfully and by force:holdup, robbery.Slang: heist.

Translations

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