stick up

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stik uhp]
- /stɪk ʌp/
- /stɪk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stik uhp]
- /stɪk ʌp/

Definitions of stick up words

noun stick up a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab. 1
noun stick up a stoppage or standstill. 1
noun stick up something causing delay or difficulty. 1
noun stick up the quality of adhering or of causing things to adhere. 1
noun stick up something causing adhesion. 1
verb with object stick up to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle. 1

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Origin of stick up

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; noun use of verb phrase stick up

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Parts of speech for Stick up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stick up

stick up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for stick up

verb stick up

beetle — A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body.
beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
break into — If someone breaks into a building, they get into it by force.
burgle — If a building is burgled, a thief enters it by force and steals things.
burgled — simple past tense and past participle of burgle.

All 34 Synonyms of stick up

Antonyms for stick up

verb stick up

dangle — If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely.
hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.

All 2 Antonyms of stick up

stick up

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stick up usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for stick up

verb stick up

Antonyms for stick up

verb stick up

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