stick up

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Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To rob using a weapon or threat: To commit a robbery by threatening someone, typically with a gun.
  2. Verb (intransitive, phrasal verb):
    • To defend or support someone or something: To speak or act in support of someone, especially when they are being criticized or attacked.
Usage Examples
  • Verb (transitive - to rob):
    • The masked men tried to stick up the bank.
    • He was arrested for sticking up a convenience store.
  • Verb (intransitive - to defend):
    • It's important to stick up for your beliefs.
    • She always sticks up for her little brother when other kids tease him.
Advanced Usage
  • "to stick up for oneself": to defend one's own rights, opinions, or position.
    • You need to learn to stick up for yourself in meetings.
Variants and Related Words
  • Stickup (noun): An act of robbery using a weapon.
    • There was a stickup at the corner store last night.
Synonyms
  • Defend, support, stand up for (for the meaning of defending).
  • Rob, hold up (for the meaning of robbing).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Stick up to: To resist or confront someone in a defiant way.
    • Finally, the employees stuck up to the unfair manager.
Related Idioms
  • Stick your neck out: To take a risk, especially to defend someone or something.
    • He really stuck his neck out for me during the investigation.
Verb
  1. defend against attack or criticism
    • He stood up for his friend
    • She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student
  2. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

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