单词 | stickup |
释义 | stickupor stick-up[ stik-uhp ] / ˈstɪkˌʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stickup ON THESAURUS.COM noun Informal.a holdup; robbery. Origin of stickupFirst recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase stick up Words nearby stickupstick-to-it-iveness, stick to one's guns, stick to one's last, stick to the ribs, stickum, stickup, stick up for, stickup man, stickweed, stick with, stickwork Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stickup
British Dictionary definitions for stickupstick-up nounslang, mainly US a robbery at gunpoint; hold-up verb stick up (adverb)(tr) slang, mainly US to rob, esp at gunpoint (intr foll by for) informal to support or defendstick up for oneself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stickupstick up Project from a surface, as in That little cowlick of his sticks up no matter what you do. [Early 1400s] Put up a poster or notice, as in Will you stick up this announcement on the bulletin board? [Late 1700s] Rob, especially at gunpoint, as in The gang concentrated on sticking up liquor stores and gas stations. This usage, dating from the mid-1800s, gave rise to the colloquial phrase, stick 'em up, a robber's order to a victim to raise his or her hands above the head. [1930s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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