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STICKUP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
armed robbery; heist; holdup; stickup
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("stickup" is a kind of...):
robbery (larceny by threat of violence)
Derivation:
stick up (rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat)