STICK UP


Meaning of STICK UP in English

stick up phrasal verb ( see also ↑ stick )

1 . if a part of something sticks up, it is raised up or points upwards above a surface

stick up from/out of/through etc

Part of the boat was sticking up out of the water.

2 . stick 'em up spoken informal used to tell someone to raise their hands when threatening them with a gun – used in films, stories etc

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.