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  1. 1
    to continue upward farther than the end of a surface or the main part of an object

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of stick up

    Sticking out: stick out, project, protrude, jut, bulge, prominent, bulging, protuberant, overhang, stick up... more
  2. 2
    informal to raise something upward, especially your arm or hand

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of stick up

    To change your position: balance, bend, bestride, bow, burrow, cower, crane, crook, crouch, double over... more
  3. 3
    very informal to steal money or goods from a person or place using a gun

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of stick up

    To steal, or steal something: steal, walk off with, rob, burgle, snatch, mug, plunder, loot, run away with, help yourself to something... more
  4. 4
    stick 'em up spoken if someone with a gun tells you to stick 'em up, they are ordering you to raise your arms above your head, usually because they are going to steal money or goods from you

    American English synonyms or related words for this sense of stick up

    To use a gun: aim, cock, cover, discharge, fight, fire, fire off, let off, load, open up... more

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