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STICKUP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stickup mean? 

STICKUP (noun)
  The noun STICKUP has 1 sense:

1. robbery at gunpointplay

  Familiarity information: STICKUP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STICKUP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Robbery at gunpoint

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

armed robbery; heist; holdup; stickup

Hypernyms ("stickup" is a kind of...):

robbery (larceny by threat of violence)

Derivation:

stick up (rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat)


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