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Definition of Stickup
1. Noun. Robbery at gunpoint.
Generic synonyms: Robbery
Derivative terms: Heist, Hold Up, Stick Up
Definition of Stickup
1. Noun. A robbery at gunpoint ¹
2. Noun. A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stickup
1. a robbery at gunpoint [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stickup
Literary usage of Stickup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Through the Shadows with O. Henry by Al Jennings (1921)
"CHAPTER IX Frank turns outlaw; the stickup of the Santa Fe; the threat of dynamite;
crudity of bloodshed; the lure of easy money. ..."
2. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1874)
"In plowing, tho roots would stickup all about. Itwas terribly discouraging.
I manured it, but still the apples did not come ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 12 July 1985 The word is pronounced so that it rhymes with stickup, regardless
of its spelling. high, highly Both high and highly are adverbs, ..."
4. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"... like blocks (qv) in NJ Philadelphia influence. stepmother : a ragged nail or
a roughness of the skin. stickup : a long, thin oyster ; so called in Cape ..."
5. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
"... gangsters, stickup artists, alcoholics, and drug addicts. If they had grown
up in a different environment, with the information and opportunity that is ..."
6. Snake Walkers by J. Everett Prewitt (2005)
""Some of them are pimps, hustlers, gangsters, stickup artists, alcoholics, and
drug addicts. ..."
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