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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