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Meaning of stick up

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

stick up

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To rob at gunpoint.

    Example: I think they intend to stick up the bank.

  2. To be prominent; to point upwards.

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

  3. (with for) To speak or act in defence (of).

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

  4. (with to) To defy, to confront, to stand up to.