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to stick up
01
to rob someone using a weapon or some form of threat
Transitive: to stick up a place
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
up
Base verb
stick
Present tense
stick up
3rd person singular
sticks up
Present participle
sticking up
Past simple
stuck up
Past participle
stuck up
Examples
The armed robbers stuck up the convenience store last night.
02
to defend oneself or others when facing criticism, opposition, or unfair treatment
Transitive: to stick up sb
Examples
The teacher stuck up the quiet student who was being unfairly judged.
03
to extend above a surface
Intransitive
Examples
A few feathers on the bird 's head would always stick up in a comical way.
04
to attach something in a vertical position
Transitive: to stick up sth
Examples
She stuck up the colorful posters on the classroom walls.
