stick up

1. (idiomatic, transitive)To rob at gunpoint.

   I think they intend to stick up the bank.

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   rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

2. (idiomatic, intransitive)To be prominent; to point upwards.

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

3. (intransitive)To speak or act in defence (of).

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

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

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

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

   Stick up the postcard with a bit of tape.

1. I think Tom is stuck-up.

   ruЯ думаю, Том высокомерен.

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2. Tom is stuck-up, isn't he?

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3. Tom thinks Mary is really stuck up.

   deTom findet, dass Mary total eingebildet ist.

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4. I think that Tom is stuck-up.

   ruЯ думаю, Том высокомерен.

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5. Everybody I know thinks Tom is stuck up.

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irregular · Lesson

• stick upвстати, вставатиTo rob at gunpoint.
• stick outстирчати, випинатисяTo protrude.
• stick aroundзатримуватися, зоставатисяTo stay; to linger; to remain.
• stick withзатримуватися, зоставатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, with.
• stick toслідувати, дотримуватисяTo persist; to continue (to use, do, etc.)
• stick byклеїти, липнутиTo follow or adhere to somebody or something, to remain loyal and unswerving in one's attitude towards somebody or something
• stick onTo charge (someone) with an offence.
• stick downTo cause to stick to a surface.