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STICK UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Defend against attack or criticism
Example:
She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student
Synonyms:
stand up; stick up
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "stick up" is one way to...):
defend; fend for; support (argue or speak in defense of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
Synonyms:
hold up; stick up
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "stick up" is one way to...):
rob (take something away by force or without the consent of the owner)
"Stick up" entails doing...:
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "stick up"):
mug (rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
stickup (robbery at gunpoint)
