stickup

Meaning

1. A robbery at gunpoint.
2. A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
3. (slang) A wing collar with white bow tie, worn with school dress by distinguished senior boys at Eton College.

Synonyms

heist

armed robbery

holdup

coarse

lettering

Translations

braquage

atracament

assalt a mà armada

assaltament

assaltament a mà armada

atracament a mà armada

Raubüberfall

Überfall

grassazione

rapina a mano armata

roofoverval

overval met geweld

assalto

latrocínio

asalto

Etymology

Deverbal from stick up.