1. Robbery at gunpoint
   "The convenience store was the target of a stickup last night";
   - armed robbery, heist [informal], holdup

1. (crime) rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
   "Two teenagers tried to stick up a convenience store";
   - 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: sticks up, stuck up, stickups, sticking up

Type of: defend, rob, robbery, support

Encyclopedia: Stickup