stickup

• Substantiv, das einen bewaffneten Raubüberfall bezeichnet, bei dem jemand unter Drohung mit Waffe oder Gewalt zur Herausgabe von Geld oder Wertsachen gezwungen wird.

A noun referring to a robbery, typically one committed at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.

1. Robbery at gunpointB2informalamerican

   A robbery or theft committed using a gun or other weapon to threaten the victim.

   Bewaffneter Raubüberfall

   • The bank was hit in a stickup yesterday afternoon.
   • He was arrested for his involvement in a convenience store stickup.
   • The police are investigating a stickup that occurred downtown.

   Synonymearmed robberyholdup