stickup
or stick-up
Origin of stickup
Words nearby stickup
How to use stickup in a sentence
In 1988, after another steady gig fell through, he decided to try a stickup.
The American parole system is an endless trap — and a moral outrage|Jennifer Miller|May 24, 2021|Washington PostAnderson, the stickup youth who operated extensively on the north side, choosing women for his victims, is but 23 years old.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. WooldridgeThese rest-stops always had a license-plate cam at the entrance and a couple of anti-stickup cams around the cashier.
Makers|Cory DoctorowLuis grunted with satisfaction—this might be only a stickup, but he was getting action faster than he'd expected.
Forget Me Nearly|Floyd L. Wallace
British Dictionary definitions for stickup
Other 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]