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stick up

The correct spelling is stick up.

How to pronounce stick up

verb

Say it like: Sti-k u-p

The correct spelling is stick up. To rob at gunpoint. For example: "I think they intend to stick up the bank."

Usage Examples

I think they intend to stick up the bank.

No matter how much I brush it, my hair always sticks up.

Don't let them push you around, stick up for yourself.

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To rob at gunpoint.
  2. 2.To be prominent; to point upwards.
  3. 3.(with for) To speak or act in defence (of).
  4. 4.(with to) To defy, to confront, to stand up to.
  5. 5.(with to) To maintain a commitment (as, to a proposition or role)

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