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stuck up for

stuck up for is the simple past and past participle 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 stuck up for

What is stuck up for the simple past and past participle of?
Stuck up for is the simple past and past participle of stick up for.

Words near stuck up for in the dictionary

  1. stuck to one's text
  2. stuck to someone's ribs
  3. stuck together
  4. stuck twin syndrome
  5. stuck up
  6. stuck up for
  7. stuck with
  8. stuck-up
  9. stuckage
  10. stucke
  11. stucken

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stuck 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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