stuck up; sticking up; sticks up
: to stand upright or on end : protrude
hair that sticks up
: to rob at gunpoint
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Examples of stickup in a Sentence
Noun
He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a stickup!”.
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Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
In an August 2022 stickup, an Oakland cannabis dispensary had lost an estimated $100,000.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Police said the group noticed the leg sticking up in the water of Phoenix Pond.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
And what of the demands of inhabiting two of the most kinetic American stickup men for eight shows a week?
—Jenny Lumet, Vanity Fair, 10 Feb. 2026
In an August 2022 stickup, an Oakland cannabis dispensary had lost an estimated $100,000.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
His brother remembers him as compassionate with a good heart who was always sticking up for underdogs, like classmates with disabilities and Milwaukee residents in need.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Police said the group noticed the leg sticking up in the water of Phoenix Pond.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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