Stick up has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
2
defend against attack or criticism
"He stood up for his friend"
"She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see stick, up.; To put up by sticking.
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