STICKUP


Meaning of STICKUP in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: stick up

1. : something that sticks up: as

a. : a stand-up collar

b. : cockup 2

2. : holdup , robbery

a national wave of stickups — Argosy

a grab-and-run stickup in a bank — Alan Hynd

3. : graphic material (as lettering) that is pasted on a sheet usually containing other printed matter ; also : a process using such pasted matter

a map with place-names added by stickup

II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: stick up

1. : that projects upward or stands up stiffly

stickup collar

hat with stickup trimming of feathers

specifically : cockup 1

2. : pasted on or prepared for pasting on

stickup lettering

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.