English Explanatory Dictionary

stickup

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A robbery at gunpoint.
  2. A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
  3. A wing collar with white bow tie, worn with school dress by distinguished senior boys at Eton College.

Word forms

stickup stickups stick-up

Etymology

Deverbal from stick up.

Synonyms

hold-up armed robbery

Related words

stick up
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