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
Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
The shot appeared to be going over the net and Eichel put his stick up to deflect it.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 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
One foot on the chair with the knee sticking up over the table.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
The shot appeared to be going over the net and Eichel put his stick up to deflect it.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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“Stickup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stickup. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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