"stickup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stickups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from stick up. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|stick up}} Deverbal from stick up Head templates: {{en-noun}} stickup (plural stickups)
  1. A robbery at gunpoint. Synonyms: hold-up, armed robbery
    Sense id: en-stickup-en-noun-kj2r4z3M
  2. A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
    Sense id: en-stickup-en-noun-775aorTG
  3. (slang) A wing collar with white bow tie, worn with school dress by distinguished senior boys at Eton College. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-stickup-en-noun-6t5q~9h7 Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English deverbals: 24 17 59 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 18 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 17 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 15 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stick-up Related terms: stick up

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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