stickup
noun
stickup is spelled S-T-I-C-K-U-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stickup means “A robbery at gunpoint” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stickup is stickups.
How many letters and syllables are in stickup?
| Letters | 7: S-T-I-C-K-U-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stickup?
Stickup appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of stickup
- stickups plural
- stick-up
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stickup mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A robbery at gunpoint.
The news came on. There was relative calm in the world that night. Channel Nine had a convenience-store stickup in Lakewood, an environmental protest in Fort Collins.
- 2
A small-diameter tree branch or limb that extends out of the water in flooded or submerged timber, as in a lake or river.
- 3
slangA wing collar with white bow tie, worn with school dress by distinguished senior boys at Eton College.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stickup come from?
Deverbal from stick up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).