stickup
[
stik
-uhp]
/ˈstɪkˌʌp/
noun
,
Informal.
1.
a holdup; robbery.
Also,
stick-up
.
Origin
1855-60;
noun use of verb phrase
stick up
British Dictionary definitions for
stick-up
stick-up
noun
1.
(
slang
,
mainly US
) a robbery at gunpoint; hold-up
verb
(
adverb
)
2.
(
transitive
) (
slang
,
mainly US
) to rob, esp at gunpoint
3.
(
informal
) (
intransitive
)
foll by
for.
to support or defend:
stick up for oneself
Slang definitions & phrases for
stick-up
stickup
noun
An armed robbery;
holdup
: a robbery or a ''stick-up''
(1887+)
An armed robber
: Mallory looked at the dark stick-up
(1905+)