stick-upadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈstɪkʌp/, U.S.

/ˈstɪkˌəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stick up at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

Etymology: < to stick up at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. With sense B. 1 compare slightly earlier sticker-up n. 2.

A. adj.

1. That sticks up; that projects outward from something.

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the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adjective] > upright or erect

upstandingc1000

standing1180

erectc1386

upright1398

standard1538

top-right1562

steya1586

upstraight1598

struttinga1643

straight reacheda1649

surrect1692

stand-up1749

stick-up1808

to sit up and beg1869

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > stand-up

stand-up1749

stick-up1808

stick-up1853

1808 Morning Post 20 Aug. 1/2 Long stick up ears.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed i. 7 Be careful with the cartridges; I don't like those jagged stick-up things on the rim.

1954 N.Y. Times 13 Apr. 6/1 A delightful full-color bunny box with stick-up ears.

1991 T. Cunningham in New Writing Scotl. 9 38 She..would immediately point to the farm cockerel and say, ‘We'll have that one with the head-dress and the stick-up tail.’

2010 C. M. Balliro Unbelievable 193 His stick-up hair didn't seem so funny anymore.

2. spec. Of a collar: standing erect with only the corners turned down; = stand-up adj. 1.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > stand-up

stand-up1749

stick-up1808

stick-up1853

1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green i. 8 Mr. Verdant Green had for some time assumed the toga virilis of stick-up collars and swallow-tail coats, that so effectually cut us off from the age of innocence.

1881 Chequered Career 247 A correct groomy costume—which means cord trousers, stick-up round collars, and a tweed jacket.

1919 G. L. Bell Syria (ed. 2) 85 A high stick-up collar was what he had selected, and it went strangely with his Arab clothes.

1996 J. Morgan Debrett's New Guide Etiquette & Mod. Manners 336 Men wear black evening tail coat, teamed with..stick-up or wing collar.

B. n.

1. Australian and New Zealand. A piece of meat roasted on a stake in front of a fire. Cf. sticker-up n. 2. Now historical and rare.

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] > roasting > spit-roasting

sticker-up1830

stick-up1837

ponasking1944

spit-roast1954

1837 S. Hack Let. Nov. in Austral. National Dict. (1988) at Stick up Cut from the hindquarters of a kangaroo and stuck up before the fire to roast, called in colonial phrase ‘stick ups’.

1953 G. E. Dewar Chaslands x. 77 Some slices from the..bull, skewered on sticks thrust into the ground near the fire, and turned till roasted. These were known as ‘stick-ups’.

a. In plural. A high, stiff shirt collar with turned-down corners, usually worn as part of a formal outfit. Now rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > stand-up

Medicis1799

stand-upc1836

stick-ups1850

sideboards1857

Medici collar1899

1850 H. Lawrence Jrnl. 23 Aug. (1980) 210 I can hardly believe in the stick-ups and shooting coat that have made such men of you and Willie.

1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 20 Stick-ups, shirt-collar.

1896 Punch 8 Aug. 64/1 What a big Garçon he'll be when he's out of Jackets and Turn-downs, and gets into Tails and Stick-ups!

1994 L. Van Witsen Costuming Opera 69 They wore blue tailcoats trimmed in red and tall black shakos with white stick-ups.

†b. U.S. regional (north-eastern). An edible oyster, perhaps Crassostrea virginica (family Ostreidae), growing erect in clusters and having a narrow, elongated shell as a result of its crowded growing conditions. Also called coon heel, strap oyster. Obsolete.

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1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) 249 Stickup, a long, thin oyster, growing in mud, etc. (Dennis creek, New Jersey).

1884 Current 12 July 25/1 Those long, narrow forms of wild oysters..are termed by the fishermen ‘strap’ or ‘stick-ups’ or (in the South) ‘coon’ oysters.

1893 13th Ann. Rep. New Jersey State Agric. Exper. Station 1892 263 The young oysters have consequently grown straight up, becoming ‘stick-ups’.

1907 27th Ann. Rep. New Jersey State Agric. Exper. Station 1906 353 Side view of a Barnegat natural cluster of ‘stick-ups’.

3. slang (originally Australian, now chiefly U.S.).

a. A robbery in which a gun is used to threaten or coerce; an armed robbery; = hold-up n. 1b. Cf. to stick up 9a at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > armed

armed robbery1791

sticking-up1852

stick-up1862

hold-up1878

1862 Sydney Mail 8 Feb. 1/5 The active patrol generally manage to be on the spot of a ‘stick-up’ just twelve hours after it has occurred, and when the perpetrators are probably fifty miles away.

1887 W. H. Suttor Austral. Stories Retold 41 A body of men, mostly armed, met us. We at first thought it was a case of ‘stick up’.

1944 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Mar. 12/1 The bank manager told police that the bandit..drew a gun and said: ‘This is a stickup.’

1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) i. 28 A federal fugitive who..carried a gun and pulled stickups.

2004 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. viii. 20/2 Drivers say they run less risk of a stickup because most black cars take credit cards or vouchers, not cash.

b. A robber who uses a gun to threaten or coerce; = hold-up n. 1a. Now rare.

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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > who holds up his victims

sticker-up1853

hold-up1885

stick-up1905

1905 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. 4/1 The ‘stick-up’ is always a powerful man, whose duties are to intimidate intruders and kill them if necessary, while the others are at work on a safe.

1936 R. Chandler in Black Mask Mar. 20/2 There's a thousand berries on that bimbo. A bank stick-up, ain't he?

1964 Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald 24 June 4/2 This condition creates blind spots, ideal working areas for burglars, stickups, molestors, etc.

Compounds

General attributive in sense B. 3, as stick-up job, stick-up man, etc.

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1905 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. 4/1 The man..is declared to be a typical ‘yeggman of the stick-up’ class.

1909 G. R. Chester Making of Bobby Burnet xiv. 169 Our local Hicks would rather be robbed by a lot of friendly stick-up artists.

1924 G. C. Henderson Keys to Crookdom 396 Assaulter, rough guy, hard bird..stick-up man, thug.

1930 E. W. Scott in Flynn's 6 Sept. 849/1 Eight stick-up Johnnies out of ten aren't so hot about coolin' a cop.

1935 D. Runyon in Cosmopolitan Jan. 63/3 A fast stick-up job without any foolishness about it, maybe leaving any parties we come across tied up good and tight.

1950 Times 7 Feb. 8/4 It was the story of a ‘stick-up’ plot being hatched.

1973 ‘H. Howard’ Highway to Murder vii. 80 The old man got knocked off by a stickup guy at the filling station where he worked.

2009 Independent on Sunday 21 June (New Review) 37/4 She is..married to Donnie Andrews, a reformed murderer who was one of the inspirations for The Wire's fearsome stick-up man Omar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	stick-up
释义	stick-upadj.n. Brit. /ˈstɪkʌp/, U.S. /ˈstɪkˌəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: to stick up at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. Etymology: < to stick up at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. With sense B. 1 compare slightly earlier sticker-up n. 2. A. adj. 1. That sticks up; that projects outward from something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > vertical position > [adjective] > upright or erect upstandingc1000 standing1180 erectc1386 upright1398 standard1538 top-right1562 steya1586 upstraight1598 struttinga1643 straight reacheda1649 surrect1692 stand-up1749 stick-up1808 to sit up and beg1869 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > stand-up stand-up1749 stick-up1808 stick-up1853 1808 Morning Post 20 Aug. 1/2 Long stick up ears. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed i. 7 Be careful with the cartridges; I don't like those jagged stick-up things on the rim. 1954 N.Y. Times 13 Apr. 6/1 A delightful full-color bunny box with stick-up ears. 1991 T. Cunningham in New Writing Scotl. 9 38 She..would immediately point to the farm cockerel and say, ‘We'll have that one with the head-dress and the stick-up tail.’ 2010 C. M. Balliro Unbelievable 193 His stick-up hair didn't seem so funny anymore. 2. spec. Of a collar: standing erect with only the corners turned down; = stand-up adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [adjective] > collar > stand-up stand-up1749 stick-up1808 stick-up1853 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green i. 8 Mr. Verdant Green had for some time assumed the toga virilis of stick-up collars and swallow-tail coats, that so effectually cut us off from the age of innocence. 1881 Chequered Career 247 A correct groomy costume—which means cord trousers, stick-up round collars, and a tweed jacket. 1919 G. L. Bell Syria (ed. 2) 85 A high stick-up collar was what he had selected, and it went strangely with his Arab clothes. 1996 J. Morgan Debrett's New Guide Etiquette & Mod. Manners 336 Men wear black evening tail coat, teamed with..stick-up or wing collar. B. n. 1. Australian and New Zealand. A piece of meat roasted on a stake in front of a fire. Cf. sticker-up n. 2. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > [noun] > roasting > spit-roasting sticker-up1830 stick-up1837 ponasking1944 spit-roast1954 1837 S. Hack Let. Nov. in Austral. National Dict. (1988) at Stick up Cut from the hindquarters of a kangaroo and stuck up before the fire to roast, called in colonial phrase ‘stick ups’. 1953 G. E. Dewar Chaslands x. 77 Some slices from the..bull, skewered on sticks thrust into the ground near the fire, and turned till roasted. These were known as ‘stick-ups’. 2. a. In plural. A high, stiff shirt collar with turned-down corners, usually worn as part of a formal outfit. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > collar > types of > stand-up Medicis1799 stand-upc1836 stick-ups1850 sideboards1857 Medici collar1899 1850 H. Lawrence Jrnl. 23 Aug. (1980) 210 I can hardly believe in the stick-ups and shooting coat that have made such men of you and Willie. 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 20 Stick-ups, shirt-collar. 1896 Punch 8 Aug. 64/1 What a big Garçon he'll be when he's out of Jackets and Turn-downs, and gets into Tails and Stick-ups! 1994 L. Van Witsen Costuming Opera 69 They wore blue tailcoats trimmed in red and tall black shakos with white stick-ups. †b. U.S. regional (north-eastern). An edible oyster, perhaps Crassostrea virginica (family Ostreidae), growing erect in clusters and having a narrow, elongated shell as a result of its crowded growing conditions. Also called coon heel, strap oyster. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1881 E. Ingersoll Oyster-industry (10th Census U.S.: Bureau of Fisheries) 249 Stickup, a long, thin oyster, growing in mud, etc. (Dennis creek, New Jersey). 1884 Current 12 July 25/1 Those long, narrow forms of wild oysters..are termed by the fishermen ‘strap’ or ‘stick-ups’ or (in the South) ‘coon’ oysters. 1893 13th Ann. Rep. New Jersey State Agric. Exper. Station 1892 263 The young oysters have consequently grown straight up, becoming ‘stick-ups’. 1907 27th Ann. Rep. New Jersey State Agric. Exper. Station 1906 353 Side view of a Barnegat natural cluster of ‘stick-ups’. 3. slang (originally Australian, now chiefly U.S.). a. A robbery in which a gun is used to threaten or coerce; an armed robbery; = hold-up n. 1b. Cf. to stick up 9a at stick v.¹ Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > [noun] > armed armed robbery1791 sticking-up1852 stick-up1862 hold-up1878 1862 Sydney Mail 8 Feb. 1/5 The active patrol generally manage to be on the spot of a ‘stick-up’ just twelve hours after it has occurred, and when the perpetrators are probably fifty miles away. 1887 W. H. Suttor Austral. Stories Retold 41 A body of men, mostly armed, met us. We at first thought it was a case of ‘stick up’. 1944 Sun (Baltimore) 18 Mar. 12/1 The bank manager told police that the bandit..drew a gun and said: ‘This is a stickup.’ 1972 J. Wambaugh Blue Knight (1973) i. 28 A federal fugitive who..carried a gun and pulled stickups. 2004 N.Y. Times 29 Aug. viii. 20/2 Drivers say they run less risk of a stickup because most black cars take credit cards or vouchers, not cash. b. A robber who uses a gun to threaten or coerce; = hold-up n. 1a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > who holds up his victims sticker-up1853 hold-up1885 stick-up1905 1905 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. 4/1 The ‘stick-up’ is always a powerful man, whose duties are to intimidate intruders and kill them if necessary, while the others are at work on a safe. 1936 R. Chandler in Black Mask Mar. 20/2 There's a thousand berries on that bimbo. A bank stick-up, ain't he? 1964 Willoughby (Ohio) News-Herald 24 June 4/2 This condition creates blind spots, ideal working areas for burglars, stickups, molestors, etc. Compounds General attributive in sense B. 3, as stick-up job, stick-up man, etc. ΚΠ 1905 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. 4/1 The man..is declared to be a typical ‘yeggman of the stick-up’ class. 1909 G. R. Chester Making of Bobby Burnet xiv. 169 Our local Hicks would rather be robbed by a lot of friendly stick-up artists. 1924 G. C. Henderson Keys to Crookdom 396 Assaulter, rough guy, hard bird..stick-up man, thug. 1930 E. W. Scott in Flynn's 6 Sept. 849/1 Eight stick-up Johnnies out of ten aren't so hot about coolin' a cop. 1935 D. Runyon in Cosmopolitan Jan. 63/3 A fast stick-up job without any foolishness about it, maybe leaving any parties we come across tied up good and tight. 1950 Times 7 Feb. 8/4 It was the story of a ‘stick-up’ plot being hatched. 1973 ‘H. Howard’ Highway to Murder vii. 80 The old man got knocked off by a stickup guy at the filling station where he worked. 2009 Independent on Sunday 21 June (New Review) 37/4 She is..married to Donnie Andrews, a reformed murderer who was one of the inspirations for The Wire's fearsome stick-up man Omar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1808
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