English

Verb

stick up ‎(third-person singular simple present sticks up, present participle sticking up, simple past and past participle stuck up)

1. (transitive) Used other than as an idiom: see stick,‎ up.; To put up by sticking.

   Stick up the postcard with a bit of tape.‎

2. (transitive, idiomatic) To rob at gunpoint.

   I think they intend to stick up the bank.‎

3. (intransitive, idiomatic) To be prominent; to point upwards.

   No matter how much I brush it, my hair always sticks up.‎

4. (intransitive, with for) To speak or act in defence (of).

   Don't let them push you around, stick up for yourself.‎

5. (intransitive, with to) To defy, to confront, to stand up to.
6. (intransitive, with to) To maintain a commitment (as, to a proposition or role)

Translations

See also

• stick 'em up!
• stick up for
• stickup
• stuck up

Anagrams

• upticks