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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

The October break-ins at the museum happened less than a week before the Louvre was robbed of the country’s crown jewels on October 19th, in a brazen heist that led to the eventual ousting of Louvre president Laurence des Cars.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The hypothesis was that one of the men — linked to organized crime groups that robbed wealthy homes — attempted to rob the Percy home and Valerie had woken up.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of rob

Noun

The holdup for Blanche came a day after the Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Yet the biggest holdup by far is the bill’s ethics provisions, which would govern how lawmakers and the president make money on crypto.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of holdup

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This isn’t the first time Musk has been accused of ripping off the smaller companies that helped build his business empire.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
The Sox lost to the Nationals the day after the text was sent, then ripped off 15 in a row, sweeping the Angels, White Sox, and Mets.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of rip off

Noun

Lackey was charged with unarmed burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, criminal mischief and interruption of critical infrastructure, according to the booking report.

— Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Lackey is accused of burglary, criminal mischief and interrupting critical infrastructure.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 6 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

Police in Monroe, Michigan, are seeking to identify a suspect in a break-in to a hardware store on North Dixie Highway near I-75.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 31 July 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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