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verb

Definition of stick up

as in to rob

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Verb

When Jane reemerges the next morning, her hair is completely out of whack with a tuft sticking up and the whole mane completely bedraggled. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 June 2026 One can stick up for female athletes and defend female sports without singling out and effectively mass cyberbullying a high school athlete. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 31 May 2026

Noun

Man gets 5 years in Cedar Lake robbery A Gary man got 5 years in a plea deal earlier this month for a Cedar Lake stickup. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025 The stickup comes amid a nearly 23% drop in robberies in the Bronx’s 44th Precinct, which saw 135 robberies as of April 27 compared to 175 in the same time period last year, according to NYPD statistics. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stick up

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Verb

Amanda Hernandez, the wife of one of the men who posed as a DTE utility worker and was convicted of robbing and killing a Rochester Hills businessman in 2024, was sentenced on Wednesday for her role in the crime.

— Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
An unassuming woman waltzed through their offices and allegedly robbed the institution of $15 million, armed not with a weapon, but flimsy paperwork and a basket of pies.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of rob

Noun

One holdup has been sorting out which insurance companies covered Riverside for incidents that happened over decades in some cases dating back to the 1960s.

— Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Common delays include appraisal holdups, missing documentation and employment changes.

— Sharon Wu, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of holdup

Verb

This was the content ID that gave IP owners a chance to get paid when users ripped off their songs for YouTube or something?

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2026
After Javontay Barnett ripped off a 30-yard run on the first play of the game, the Kowboys gained just 64 yards on their next 42 attempts.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rip off

Noun

Along with the WiFi jammer, deputies said they were found to be in possession of false license plates and burglary tools.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors allege that Iriarte-Valdez stabbed Stewart to death with a knife while committing a residential burglary.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of burglary

Verb

He was held up in the lobby and shot five times while trying to get away.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
That would guarantee exclusive 45-day theatrical windows and a moratorium on distributing the movies on streaming services for at least 90 days, with potentially financial penalties if Paramount failed to hold up its end of the bargain.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of hold up

Verb

In vivid strokes of saffron orange and seafoam green watercolors, Wilson rendered a vibrant portrait of herself plundering birthday cake by the handful as party guests languished around the frame.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
As long as the contents of a container have not been plundered outright, they can even be delivered to the recipient after an accident, albeit with some delay.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of plunder

Noun

The Gwinnett County Police Department is reaching out for the community's help to identify four people connected to a recent break-in at Crazy Cloudz 2 Vape Shop, located at 4610 Braselton Highway in Hoschton.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Police said the break-in occurred early Saturday while Barkley’s home was occupied; Barkley and his family were not physically harmed.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of break-in

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