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Meanings of stick up in English

Spanish
asaltar

Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat.

asaltar
Spanish
convencer

Defend against attack or criticism.

convencer
Usage of stick up in English
1
About five years ago I started in to stick up a shack.
Can Such Things Be?
2
The women need a few members there to stick up for them.
Purple Springs
3
Anyway, they stick up higher than any other part of the mountain.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
4
I am sure Mrs. Gray will stick up for your own weeds.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
5
Still have that stick up your arse? He turned to Young Griff.
A Dance with Dragons
6
We were nice sort of chaps to stick up a gold escort.
Robbery under Arms / A Story of Life and Adventure in the Bush a...
7
Wyvis has a knack of getting women to stick up for him.
A True Friend: A Novel
8
You see I die hard, and stick up for my poor child.
Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2
9
Maybe I would have done better to stick up the Territorial Governor.
Rite of Passage
10
Maybe that's the reason why she's goin' to stick up fer him.
Under Sealed Orders
11
There's a good old man to stick up for your old wife!
Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood
12
A lot of our men won't stick up for us, unfortunately.
Ebony
13
Beat the manufacturer, my boy, and stick up for the land.
"My Novel" — Volume 12
14
Suddenly I saw a turkey head stick up over the log.
Tales of lonely trails
15
Kids that will stick up for you and tell the police what happened.
Running scared
16
Then stick up another for the second note, and so on.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 2, December, 1877
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Translations for stick up
Stick up through the time
Stick up across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common