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sticks up for

sticks up for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick up for.

Meaning of stick up for

Verb

stick up for (third-person singular simple present sticks up for, present participle sticking up for, simple past and past participle stuck up for)

  1. (transitive) To speak or act in defence (of); to defend or protect.
    • You really need to stick up for yourself against that bully.
    Synonyms:
    go to bat for, stick one's neck out for, stand up for

Questions about sticks up for

What is sticks up for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks up for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick up for.

Words near sticks up for in the dictionary

  1. sticks to one's post
  2. sticks to one's text
  3. sticks to someone's ribs
  4. sticks together
  5. sticks up
  6. sticks up for
  7. sticks with
  8. sticks-and-carrots
  9. sticks-in-the-mud
  10. stickseed
  11. stickseeds

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sticks up for (page history and authors); stick up for (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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