Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A name for a certain member of a gang of burglars. Same as
sticker-up , 3. See the quotation, andyeggman .
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Examples
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The owners entered an alley with the players and said "this is a stick-up!"
David Berri: NBA Owners to the Players: This Is a Stick-Up! David Berri 2011
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I'm sure many of you heard of the off-duty Brooklyn police officer who foiled a stick-up in her hair salon.
Bloomberg Mocks Charlie Sheen At HuffPost's Game Changers Event The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The owners entered an alley with the players and said "this is a stick-up!"
David Berri: NBA Owners to the Players: This Is a Stick-Up! David Berri 2011
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The owners entered an alley with the players and said "this is a stick-up!"
David Berri: NBA Owners to the Players: This Is a Stick-Up! David Berri 2011
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The owners entered an alley with the players and said "this is a stick-up!"
David Berri: NBA Owners to the Players: This Is a Stick-Up! David Berri 2011
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The attention of other people make him happy, even when the attention comes in the form of a beating or a stick-up.
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Charley Varrick (1972) - After a small-town bank heist leaves three people dead, including his girlfriend Nadine, small-time crook Charley Varrick (Matthau) hides out with his stick-up partner, Harman (Andrew Robinson), to count the loot.
John Farr: Missing Mr. Matthau John Farr 2010
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Charley Varrick (1972) - After a small-town bank heist leaves three people dead, including his girlfriend Nadine, small-time crook Charley Varrick (Matthau) hides out with his stick-up partner, Harman (Andrew Robinson), to count the loot.
John Farr: Missing Mr. Matthau John Farr 2010
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Balancing precariously on a chair, arms to the sky like a stick-up victim
Batteries For Smoke Detectors A.G. Pasquella 2011
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The owners entered an alley with the players and said "this is a stick-up!"
David Berri: NBA Owners to the Players: This Is a Stick-Up! David Berri 2011
bilby commented on the word stick-up
Coo coo cajoob that is one weird definition.
February 4, 2016
qms commented on the word stick-up
Great visuals, though.
February 4, 2016