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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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Denton police arrested a man who robbed a bank in the Rayzor Ranch area, and discovered that he was already wanted in a robbery in Arkansas, the department said.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026
One of them is planning to rob the house and needs help tracking down the valuables inside.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of rob

Noun

Police are investigating an armed holdup that occurred at a west Fort Worth title loan business Wednesday morning.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
And, as with most engines, a timely tuneup helps ensure smooth and predictable functioning, avoiding hiccups or holdups.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026

Definition of holdup

Verb

The entire installment is structured as different types of Emmys bait, with the patriarch and his crew becoming increasingly desperate to rip off the qualities of award-winning shows and finally bring home the coveted gold.

— Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Sony said Udio ripped off music recordings from YouTube without Sony’s permission to train AI models.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of rip off

Noun

Many of the non-violent crimes tracked in the report also saw declines, including a 13% drop in residential burglaries year over year and a 50% drop in burglaries compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Residential burglaries fell 13% from a year earlier and were down about 50% compared with 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2026

Definition of burglary

Verb

Historians theorize that, among several other factors, these sea peoples plundering the Mediterranean helped usher in a Dark Age where the ability to read and write was lost in Ancient Greece.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 July 2026
Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of plunder

Noun

In February 2025, three men alleged to be part of a South American theft group were indicted in the break-in at Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home.

— Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 19 July 2026
Authorities did not say whether Barkley or his relatives were inside the home during the break-in.

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of break-in

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