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- See:
- stick
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| definition 1: |
If something sticks up, it stands up straight and away from a surface.
Dylan's hair always sticks up at the back.The carpenter saw that one nail in the wood was sticking up, so he pounded it flat. |
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(informal) If someone sticks up another person, they rob them, and they usually use a gun to scare them and make them give up their money, jewelry, or other valuable things.
The robbers planned to stick up the passengers on the stagecoach.- similar words:
- rob
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