Synonyms for stick up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : stik-uhp |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪkˌʌp |
Top 10 synonyms for stick up Other synonyms for the word stick up
- abscond
- appropriate
- assault
- beetle
- blackmail
- boost
- burgle
- burn
- butt out
- carry off
- come through
- con
- cop
- cozen
- defalcate
- depredate
- despoil
- disinherit
- dispossess
- distend
- do out of
- embezzle
- erect
- extend
- extrude
- filch
- fleece
- forage
- foray
- grab
- gut
- heist
- hijack
- hold for ransom
- hold up
- housebreak
- hump
- hustle
- jut
- jut out
- keep
- kidnap
- kip
- knock off
- knock over
- lay waste
- liberate
- lift
- loft
- loot
- lose
- make
- make off with
- maraud
- misappropriate
- moonlight requisition
- mug
- obtrude
- oust
- overhang
- peculate
- perk up
- pile
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- pirate
- plagiarize
- plunder
- poach
- point
- poke
- pop
- pouch
- pout
- prey
- prick
- project
- promote
- prowl
- purloin
- purse-snatch
- raid
- raise
- ransack
- ravage
- relieve
- remove
- requisition
- rifle
- rip off
- rob
- roll
- run off with
- sack
- salvage
- scrounge
- shoot out
- shoplift
- smash and grab
- snatch
- snitch
- spirit away
- spoil
- stack
- stand erect
- stand out
- stand up
- start
- steal
- steal from
- stick up
- strip
- strong-arm
- swell
- swindle
- swipe
- take
- take possession of
- thieve
- tip over
- walk off with
- waylay
- withdraw
- withhold
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for stick up
- aid
- allow
- be honest
- bequeath
- cave in
- clothe
- condemn
- continue
- contract
- cover
- demote
- depress
- disallow
- discourage
- fail
- forward
- give
- give up
- guard
- halt
- harm
- help
- hold
- hurt
- injure
- keep
- let go
- lose
- maintain
- offer
- permit
- prevent
- promote
- protect
- raze
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- release
- return
- shrink
- sink
- stay
- stop
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