stickup
or stick-up
[ stik-uhp ]
/ ˈstɪkˌʌp /
noun Informal.
a holdup; robbery.
Origin of stickup
First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase
stick up
Words nearby stickup
stickout,
stickpin,
stickseed,
sticktight,
stickum,
stickup,
stickup man,
stickweed,
stickwork,
sticky,
sticky blood
Example sentences from the Web for stickup
Anderson, the stickup youth who operated extensively on the north side, choosing women for his victims, is but 23 years old.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World |Clifton R. WooldridgeLuis grunted with satisfaction—this might be only a stickup, but he was getting action faster than he'd expected.
Forget Me Nearly |Floyd L. Wallace