stickup
or stick-up
noun Informal.
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British Dictionary definitions for stickup
noun
verb stick up (adverb)
Idioms and Phrases with stickup
Project from a surface, as in That little cowlick of his sticks up no matter what you do. [Early 1400s]
Put up a poster or notice, as in Will you stick up this announcement on the bulletin board? [Late 1700s]
Rob, especially at gunpoint, as in The gang concentrated on sticking up liquor stores and gas stations. This usage, dating from the mid-1800s, gave rise to the colloquial phrase, stick 'em up, a robber's order to a victim to raise his or her hands above the head. [1930s]