stick up a bank
1stick up — verb a) To put up by sticking. Stick up the postcard with a bit of tape. b) To rob at gunpoint. I think they intend to stick up the bank …
2stick — UK US /stɪk/ verb [I or T] (stuck, stuck) ► to fasten something somewhere, for example with glue: stick sth on/onto sth »Stick these labels on the top of the boxes. stick sth up (with sth) »He stuck up a notice on the board with pins. ► to stay… …
3stick up — {v.}, {informal} To rob with a gun. * /When the messenger left the bank, a man jumped out of an alley and stuck him up./ Syn.: HOLD UP. * /In the old West, outlaws sometimes stuck up the stagecoaches./ …
4stick up — {v.}, {informal} To rob with a gun. * /When the messenger left the bank, a man jumped out of an alley and stuck him up./ Syn.: HOLD UP. * /In the old West, outlaws sometimes stuck up the stagecoaches./ …
5stick-up — noun count INFORMAL an occasion when someone tries to steal money from a bank, store, etc. by threatening people with a gun …
6stick — stick1 [ stık ] (past tense and past participle stuck [ stʌk ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 attach something to something ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 push something long into something ▸ 4 become difficult to move ▸ 5 when name is accepted ▸ 6 in card… …
7Bank for International Settlements — The Bank for International Settlements (or BIS) is an international organization of central banks which fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks. cite web… …
8stick up — phrasal verb Word forms stick up : present tense I/you/we/they stick up he/she/it sticks up present participle sticking up past tense stuck up past participle stuck up 1) [intransitive] to continue upwards further than the end of a surface or the …
9stick-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stick up : singular stick up plural stick ups mainly American informal an occasion when someone tries to steal money from a bank, shop etc by threatening people with a gun …
10stick\ up — v informal To rob with a gun. When the messenger left the bank, a man jumped out of an alley and stuck him up. Syn.: hold up In the old West, outlaws sometimes stuck up the stagecoaches …
