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Noun: stickup  'stik`úp
  1. Robbery at gunpoint
    - armed robbery, heist, holdup
Verb: stick up
  1. 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: sticking up, sticks up, stickups

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

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stickiness
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