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  • 71stickup — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. Sl. holdup, heist, mugging. see robbery II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly: hold up, rob. Slang: heist, knock… …

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  • 72heist — [[t]haɪst[/t]] n. v. heist•ed, heist•ing. Slang. 1) sts a robbery or holdup 2) sts to take unlawfully, esp. in a robbery or holdup; steal 3) sts to rob or hold up • Etymology: 1925–30, amer.; alter. of hoist heist′er, n …

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  • 74armed robbery — noun robbery at gunpoint • Syn: ↑heist, ↑holdup, ↑stickup • Derivationally related forms: ↑stick up (for: ↑stickup), ↑hold up (f …

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  • 75highjacker — noun 1. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination • Syn: ↑hijacker • Derivationally related forms: ↑hijack (for: ↑hijacker), ↑highjack • …

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  • 76hijacker — noun 1. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑highjacker, ↑highwayman, ↑road agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑hijack, ↑highjack (for: ↑ …

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  • 77road agent — noun a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it • Syn: ↑highjacker, ↑highwayman, ↑hijacker • Derivationally related forms: ↑hijack (for: ↑hijacker), ↑highjack ( …

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  • 78stickup — noun robbery at gunpoint • Syn: ↑armed robbery, ↑heist, ↑holdup • Derivationally related forms: ↑stick up, ↑hold up (for: ↑holdup), ↑heist …

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  • 79stickup man — noun an armed thief • Syn: ↑holdup man • Hypernyms: ↑thief, ↑stealer • Hyponyms: ↑highjacker, ↑highwayman, ↑hijacker, ↑road agent …

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  • 80hold·up — /ˈhoʊldˌʌp/ noun, pl ups [count] 1 : a usually brief delay a traffic holdup Hey, what s the holdup? [=what is the reason for the delay?] see also hold up at ↑hold, 1 …

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