Stickup

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  • noun. A robbery, especially at gunpoint.
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  • noun. A robbery at gunpoint
  • noun. A small diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
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  • noun. robbery at gunpoint
  • Word Usage
    "The stickup was the second grab-and-run heist in Sin City in two months."
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    stick up  
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    robbery  
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