stickup

or stick-up

[stik-uhp]

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noun Informal.

a holdup; robbery.

Origin of stickup

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up

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Related Words for stickup

robbery, crime, theft, stealing, burglary, mugging

Examples from the Web for stickup

Historical Examples of stickup

Luis 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
Anderson, 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. Wooldridge