stickups

Masked gunpoint crimes

Stickups are armed robberies, especially at gunpoint: a string of gas station stickups.

The term comes from the command to stick your hands up.

A stickup man or stickup artist is someone who commits such crimes.

The word appears most often in crime reporting and fiction.

holdup

robbery

Theft through intimidation

mask · cashier · teller · demand · convenience · moneybag · getaway · hostage · note · threat

slang

robbery

Theft through intimidation

  • muggingRobbery with violence
  • jobPaid position of employment
  • scoreNumerical standing in competition

caper · hit · rip-off · boost · jack · take · grab · pull · bust · snatch

Opposites
type of property transfer

stickupsdonations

Gifts to organizations

gifts · charitable giving · philanthropy · bequests · handouts

direction of wealth flow

stickupsgiveaways

Items distributed free

handouts · charity · alms · generosity · largesse

crime type/method

stickupsburglaries

Unlawful entries to steal

break-ins · cat burglaries · embezzlement · pickpocketing · shoplifting

Phrases
Family

stickup

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13