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Vocabulary Entry
stickup
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A robbery in which the thief uses or threatens violence.
Example Sentences
"The bank was closed after the stickup this morning."
"He was arrested for his role in a stickup at a convenience store."
"Witnesses reported seeing two masked men during the stickup."
V
verb
To hold someone up at gunpoint in order to rob them.
Example Sentences
"The criminals stick up the gas station every Friday night."
"He was caught trying to stick up a jewelry store."
"They planned to stick up the bank but were apprehended before they could execute their plan."