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1. Robbery at gunpoint
   - armed robbery, heist [informal], holdup

1. (crime) rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
   - hold up
    
2. Defend against attack or criticism
   "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student";
   - stand up

Derived forms: stickups, sticking up, sticks up

Type of: defend, fend for, rob, robbery, support

Encyclopedia: Stickup