Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stick up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English

Syllables: stick- up
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rob at gunpoint.

Transitive verb

verb

To be prominent; to point upwards.

Intransitive verb

verb

To speak or act in defence (of).

Intransitive verb

verb

To defy, to confront, to stand up to.

Intransitive verb

verb

To maintain a commitment (as, to a proposition or role)

Intransitive verb

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, up. To put or post up by sticking.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I think they intend to stick up the bank."
"What Pimp was asking me to do was crazy. Off the fuckin' chain. Insane. He was scheming to stick up T.C. and Miss Lady's pool hall so we could pay off G, but a playa like me was getting ready to go to college and put all that two-bit robbing and stealing shit behind me."
"Listen up, at around 2300 we received multiple 911 calls from the 4U Gas Station at 5th and Vandrake in Southside, we believe this to be a stick up robbery with multiple armed suspects."
"No matter how much I brush it, my hair always sticks up."
"Don't let them push you around, stick up for yourself."
"Stick up the postcard with a bit of tape."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sticks up (present, singular) sticking up (participle, present) stuck up (participle, past) stuck up (past)

Phrases

sticky-up sticky-uppy stick 'em up! stick up for stuck up

Frequently Paired Words

stick 'em up! stick up for stickup stuck up

Synonyms

stand up hold up

Questions

What does stick up mean?: To rob at gunpoint.

How to pronounce stick up

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “stick up”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “stick up”.
Repeat and practice — Say “stick up” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.