Associations to the word «Stickup»

Wiktionary

STICKUP, noun. A robbery at gunpoint
STICKUP, noun. A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.

Dictionary definition

STICKUP, noun. Robbery at gunpoint.

Wise words

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