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Grammar : Verb
Spell : stik-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪkˌʌp



Definition of stick up

Origin :
  • 1846, "to rob someone at gunpoint," from stick (v.). Noun stickup in this sense is first recorded 1887. Stick up for "defend" is attested from 1837.
  • As in loot : verb steal goods
  • As in mug : verb hold up
  • As in plunder : verb ravage, steal
  • As in protrude : verb stick out
  • As in rob : verb steal, deprive
  • As in shoplift : verb steal
  • As in steal : verb take something without permission
  • As in cock : verb aim up toward
  • As in hold up : verb rob
Example sentences :
  • She could not aspire to be one of them, but she could be loyal, she could "stick up" for them.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • You stick up for the people, Mr. Dodge, or to the old category?
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • You'll be paid in the morning, and you can stick up "To Let" as soon as you like.
  • Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
  • I know you are right; I really will try, if you stick up for me.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • For Tweddle had suddenly thrust his stick up the trap and stopped the cab.
  • Extract from : « The Tinted Venus » by F. Anstey
  • But I'm always going to stick up for winter, that's one sure thing.
  • Extract from : « Roy Blakeley's Camp on Wheels » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • "You ought to be glad to stick up for her," he said between his teeth.
  • Extract from : « Vice Versa » by F. Anstey
  • “I must get Ellis to stick up to him, or I must do so alone,” he exclaimed to himself.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Bracebridge » by William H. G. Kingston
  • She often takes a stick up for you, lad, and deserves your gratitude.
  • Extract from : « The Norsemen in the West » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • If I could only get her to be as fond of me, and ready to stick up for me like that!
  • Extract from : « A Life's Eclipse » by George Manville Fenn

Synonyms for stick up

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