stick up
Third Person
sticks up
Present Participle
sticking up
Past Tense
stuck up
Past Participle
stuck up
1
to rob someone using a weapon or some form of threat
transitive
- The armed robbers stuck up the convenience store last night.
- Police believe the same group may have stuck up several fast food restaurants.
- I hope they catch the guy who stuck up the liquor store.
- The security camera footage captured the suspect attempting to stick up a local business.
- He was arrested for attempting to stick up a jewelry store using a fake weapon.
Synonyms:
2
to defend oneself or others when facing criticism, opposition, or unfair treatment
transitive
- The teacher stuck up the quiet student who was being unfairly judged.
- We should stick up our colleagues when they face unjust criticism.
- She stuck up her friend when others were gossiping about her.
- He stuck up for his little brother when the other kids were teasing him.
Synonyms:
3
to extend above a surface
- A few feathers on the bird's head would always stick up in a comical way.
- His hair stuck up in a messy fashion.
- The antenna on the roof stuck up into the sky.
- The monument sticks up proudly in the city center.
- The giraffe's neck stuck up above the trees.
4
to attach something in a vertical position
transitive
- She stuck up the colorful posters on the classroom walls.
- They stuck up the photos of their vacation on the refrigerator.
- She stuck up the reminder on her computer screen.
- She stuck up the poster on the wall using adhesive tape.