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