Antonyms for stick up

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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