Stickup

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A robbery at gunpoint.

    "He lived in a nice apartment. He had no reputation in the neighborhood as a stickup guy or a sexual predator."

  2. 2
    robbery at gunpoint wordnet
  3. 3
    A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
  4. 4
    A wing collar with white bow tie, worn with school dress by distinguished senior boys at Eton College. slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
armed robberyarmed robberyasportationassault and robberybanditrybank robbery

Example

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"He lived in a nice apartment. He had no reputation in the neighborhood as a stickup guy or a sexual predator."

Etymology

Deverbal from stick up.

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