"stickup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stickups [plural]
Etymology: From stick + up. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|stick|up}} 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33
  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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: stick-up Related terms: stick up

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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