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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

Thus within Haitian culture, zombies were victims, robbed of independent will by cruel masters.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2026
Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 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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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
When immigrants realize they’ve been ripped off, they’re often left with no money to secure real representation.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of rip off

Noun

He was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole and an additional 10 years for burglary.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Washington Township Police said an arrest warrant has been issued for 31-year-old Rafael Gordian, of Philadelphia, in connection with the burglary at Frank's, but officers are still looking for him.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of burglary

Verb

The highlight came when Brock Lesnar ripped the ring apart, unveiling the wood holding up the ring.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, occupations such as IT and engineering, where AI enhances the value of experience by taking over routine tasks, are among the few that have held up since last summer.

— Irina Anghel, Fortune, 2 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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