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stick up

stick up

 
See:
stick
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to stand straight up and away from a surface.
Your hair is sticking up at the back.
definition 2: (informal) to rob, esp. by threatening with a gun.
He was planning to stick up the passengers but a police officer grabbed his gun.
similar words:
rob