noun
- an armed robbery, especially one committed at gunpoint
Usage: informal
Examples
- The convenience store was the target of a stickup last night.
- Police are investigating a stickup at the downtown bank.
- The robber demanded money during the stickup.
- Security cameras captured footage of the stickup.
- Three suspects were arrested in connection with the stickup.
- The stickup occurred just before closing time.