stick up
Something pointing up, putting something on a wall, or stealing from someone with a weapon.
Meanings
To protrude or point upward.
"His hair was sticking up in all directions when he woke up."
To fasten or attach something to a wall or surface.
"She stuck up a list of rules on the classroom door."
To rob someone at gunpoint or by threatening them with a weapon.
"Two masked men stuck up the convenience store and fled with the cash."
Used in the command 'stick 'em up' / 'stick your hands up' meaning raise your hands (as a surrender command).
"The officer shouted 'Stick your hands up!' as she approached the suspect."
The robbery sense is informal and somewhat dated, more common in American English. The 'protrude' sense is intransitive. The 'fasten to a surface' sense is transitive and separable.
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