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stick up
verb as in hold up
Weak matches
verb as in loot
verb as in mug
verb as in plunder
verb as in protrude
verb as in rob
Strong matches
verb as in shoplift
Strongest match
verb as in steal
Strong matches
Example Sentences
Police said the suspect originally told of being injured in a car accident, but officers soon realized the injuries occurred in the shootout during the attempted stick-up.
The construction worker was on his way to his job site on Howard University’s campus when the deadly stick-up took place.
"My behavior was erratic, problematic. I didn't do well with authority and structured environments. I robbed and stole. I became a car thief, a stick-up kid. That's how I ate."
But he continued working as a "stick-up kid" who robbed drug dealers and members in rival gangs.
The 15-year-old who shot Washington Commanders player Brian Robinson Jr. during a stick-up last summer also pleaded guilty to killing another teen in an unrelated shooting in October.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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