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stick 'em up

stick 'em up phrase: a command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!

Phrase

stick 'em up

  1. A command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!
    Synonyms:
    reach for the sky, hands up!

Synonyms of stick 'em up

Questions about stick 'em up

What does stick 'em up mean?
Stick 'em up means a command stereotypically given by robbers, particularly when pointing a gun: Put your hands in the air! Surrender!
What part of speech is stick 'em up?
Stick 'em up is a phrase.

Words near stick 'em up in the dictionary

  1. Stichters
  2. stichtite
  3. stichtites
  4. Stichtse Vecht
  5. stick
  6. stick 'em up
  7. stick a fork in me, I'm done
  8. stick a fork in something
  9. stick a needle in my eye
  10. stick a pin there
  11. stick a sock in it

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