Meaning

3 senses
  1. A robbery at gunpoint.

    robbery at gunpoint

  2. A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.

  3. (slang)A wing collar with white bow tie, worn with school dress by distinguished senior boys at Eton College.

Origin

Deverbal from stick up.

Deverbal from stick up.

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Forms

plural: stickups

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedstick up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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