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stickup
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
stickup
(noun)
stickup
/
ˈ
stɪkˌʌp/
noun
plural
stickups
stickup
/
ˈ
stɪkˌʌp/
noun
plural
stickups
Britannica Dictionary definition of STICKUP
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US, informal
:
a robbery that is done using a gun
:
holdup
He pulled out a gun and shouted, “This is a
stickup
!”
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